I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
Don't be afraid to say what you are not afraid to think
Fortune, to show us her power in all things, and to abate our presumption, seeing she could not make fools wise, has made them fortunate.
Nothing prints more lively in our minds than something we wish to forget.
Books are a languid pleasure.
We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.