Not because they were servants were we so reserved, for many noble persons are forced to serve through necessity, but by reason the vulgar sort of servants are as ill bred as meanly born, giving children ill examples and worse counsel.

Prosperity is like perfume, it often makes the head ache.

And not only my own brothers and sisters agreed so but my brothers and sisters in law; and their children, although but young, had the like agreeable natures and affectionate dispositions.

The truth is, we [women] live like bats, or owls, labor like beasts, and die like worms.

And though my Lord hath lost his estate and been banished out of his country, yet neither despised poverty nor pinching necessity could make him break the bonds of friendship or weaken his loyal duty.

I think a bad husband is far worse than no husband.

As for plenty, we had not only for necessity, conveniency and decency, but for delight and pleasure to superfluity.