There was never miracle wrought by God to convert an atheist, because the light of nature might have led him to confess a God.

In Philosophy, the contemplations of man do either penetrate unto God, or are circumferred to Nature, or are reflected and reverted upon himself. Out of which several inquiries there do arise three knowledges, Divine Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, and Human Philosophy or Humanity. For all things are marked and stamped with this triple character of the power of God, the difference of Nature and the use of Man.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust of giving counsel.

The folly of one man is the fortune of another.

The stage is more beholding to love than the life of man. For as to the stage, love is ever matter of comedies and now and then of tragedies; but in life it doth much mischief, sometimes like a Siren, sometimes like a Fury.

Money is a great servant but a bad master.

Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety.