There is little friendship in the world, and least of all between equals.

Nay, number itself in armies importeth not much, where the people is of weak courage; for, as Virgil saith, It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep be.

Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

There is nothing more certain in nature than that it is impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated.

There is another ground of hope that must not be omitted. Let men but think over their infinite expenditure of understanding, time, and means on matters and pursuits of far less use and value; whereof, if but a small part were directed to sound and solid studies, there is no difficulty that might not be overcome.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.