In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretaken opinions; else, whatsoever is done or said, will be measured by a wrong rule; like them who have jaundice, to whom everything appears yellow.

O sweet woods, the delight of solitariness!

It is against womanhood to be forward in their own wishes.

Since bodily strength is but a servant to the mind, it were very barbarous and preposterous that force should be made judge over reason.

There is nothing so great that I fear to do it for my friend; nothing so small that I will disdain to do it for him.

Self-love is better than any gilding to make that seem gorgeous wherein ourselves be parties.

Sin is the mother, and shame the daughter of lewdness.