The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.

Men are so unwilling to displease a Prince, that it is as dangerous to inform him right, as to serve him wrong.

Every single Act either weakeneth or improveth our Credit with other Men ; and as an habit of being just to our Word will confirm, so an habit of too freely dispensing with it must necessarily destroy it.

A very great Memory often forgetteth how much Time is lost by repeating things of no Use.

Nothing is less forgiven than setting Patterns Men have no mind to follow.

Our nature hardly allows us to have enough of anything without having too much.

The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.