Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

The Hall was the place where the great lord used to eat . . . He ate not in private, except in time of sickness . . . Nay, the king himself used to eat in the Hall, and his lords sat with him, and he understood men.

We measure the excellency of other men by some excellency we conceive to be in ourselves.

We see the judges look like lions, but we do not see who moves them.

Wit and wisdom differ; wit is upon the sudden turn, wisdom is bringing about ends.

A gallant man is above ill words.

Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were the easiest for his feet.