I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.

The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot, to be easy without it. While you continue to be splenetic, count upon it I will always preach. Thus much I sympathize with you that I am not cheerful enough to write, for I believe Coffee once a week is necessary to that.

Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for, when it is once past, there is no recalling it.

The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word.

A stander-by may sometimes, perhaps, see more of the game than he that plays it.

She wears her clothes as if they were thrown on with a pitchfork.

A wise man will find us to be rogues by our faces.