Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license.

Ignorance is the mother of admiration.

As night the life-inclining stars best shows, So lives obscure the starriest souls disclose.

Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.

The incompetent quickly throws himself into another impressive enterprise in order to escape his responsibility from previous disaster.

Blood, though it sleep a time, yet never dies. The gods on murtherers fix revengeful eyes.

Let no man under value the price of a virtuous woman's counsel.