There was never a merry world since the fairies left off dancing.
Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.
Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.
A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat.
Pride may be allowed to this or that degree, else a man cannot keep up his dignity.
Wit and wisdom are born with a man.