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

Old friends are best.

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

No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon; but wit and wisdom are born with a man.

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

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

There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible.