God loveth adverbs; and cares not how good, but how well.

Nothing fools people as much as extreme passion.

Even the best things ill used become evils; and, contrarily, the worst things used well prove good.

There is no word or action but may be taken with two hands,--either with the right hand of charitable construction, or the sinister interpretation of malice and suspicion; and all things do succeed as they are taken. To construe an evil, action well is but a pleasing and profitable deceit to myself; but to misconstrue a good thing is a treble wrong,--to myself, the action, and the author.

Heaven hath many tongues to talk of it, more eyes to behold it, but few hearts that rightly affect it.

Earthly greatness is a nice thing, and requires so much chariness in the managing, as the contentment of it cannot requite.

Seldom was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.