So, then, the best of the historian is subject to the poet; for whatsoever action or faction, whatsoever counsel, policy, or war-stratagem the historian is bound to recite, that may the poet, if he list, with his imitation make his own, beautifying it both for further teaching and more delighting, as it pleaseth him; having all, from Dante’s Heaven to his Hell, under the authority of his pen.

Men are almost always cruel in their neighbors' faults; and make others' overthrow the badge of their own ill-masked virtue.

There is no dearth of charity in the world in giving, but there is comparatively little exercised in thinking and speaking.

Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge.

It is hard, but it is excellent, to find the right knowledge of when correction is necessary and when grace doth most avail.

The observances of the church concerning feasts and fasts are tolerably well kept, since the rich keep the feasts and the poor the fasts.

Love, one time, layeth burdens; another time, giveth wings.