Historians ought to be precise, faithful, and unprejudiced; and neither interest nor fear, hatred nor affection, should make them swerve from the way of truth.

Our hours in love have wings; in absence, crutches.

As ill-luck would have it.

Tis ill talking of halters in the house of a man that was hanged.

Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world

My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.

Digo, paciencia y barajar. What I say is, patience, and shuffle the cards.