Let us a little permit nature to take her own way; she better understands her own affairs than we.

The thing in the world I am most afraid of is fear, and with good reason; that passion alone, in the trouble of it, exceeding all other accidents

No wonder, said an Ancient, that chance has so much power over us, since it is by chance that we live.

Human understanding is marvellously enlightened by daily conversation with men, for we are, otherwise, compressed and heaped up in ourselves, and have our sight limited to the length of our own noses.

I love a gay and sociable wisdom, and shun harshness and austerity in behaviour, holding every surly countenance suspect.

The secret counsels of princes are a troublesome burden to such as have only to execute them.

An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.