I knew a wise man that had it for a by-word, when he saw men hasten to a conclusion, "Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner."

Disciples do owe their masters only a temporary belief, and a suspension of their own judgment till they be fully instructed.

Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men.

Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.

Then bless thy secret growth, nor catch At noise, but thrive unseen and dumb; Keep clean, be as fruit, earn life, and watch, Till the white-wing'd reapers come.

The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.