The Parish makes the constable, and when the constable is made, he governs the Parish.
Casting out devils is mere juggling; they never cast out any but what they first cast in.
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.
Philosophy is nothing but discretion.
Wit and wisdom differ; wit is upon the sudden turn, wisdom is bringing about ends.
If the prisoner should ask the judge whether he would be content to be hanged, were he in his case, he would answer no. Then, says the prisoner, do as you would be done to.