The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.

Acorns were good until bread was found.

The eye of understanding is like the eye of the sense; for as you may see great objects through small crannies or levels, so you may see great axioms of nature through small and contemptible instances.

Men leave their riches either to their kindred or their friends, and moderate portions prosper best in both.

If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill.

To seek to extinguish anger utterly is but a bravery of the Stoics. We have better oracles: 'Be angry, but sin not.' 'Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.'

Excusations, cessions, modesty itself well governed, are but arts of ostentation.