Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.
States, as great engines, move slowly.
It is a great happiness when men's professions and their inclinations accord.
The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible.
Nothing is to be feared but fear.