I find no quality so easy for a man to counterfeit as devotion, though his life and manner are not conformable to it; the essence of it is abstruse and occult, but the appearances easy and showy.

Plenty and indigence depend upon the opinion every one has of them; and riches, like glory of health, have no more beauty or pleasure than their possessor is pleaded to lend them.

There is no so wretched and coarse a soul wherein some particular faculty is not seen to shine.

The pleasure we hold in esteem for the course of our lives ought to have a greater share of our time dedicated to it; we should refuse no occasion nor omit any opportunity of drinking, and always have it in our minds.

Report followeth not all goodness, except difficulty and rarity be joined thereto.

Truth and reason are common to everyone, and are no more his who spake them first than his who speaks them after.

There is no doubt that Greek and Latin are great and handsome ornaments, but we buy them too dear.