A noble heart, like the sun, showeth its greatest countenance in its lowest estate.
A dull head thinks of no better way to show himself wise, than by suspecting everything in his way.
To be ambitious of true honor and of the real glory and perfection of our nature is the very principle and incentive of virtue; but to be ambitious of titles, place, ceremonial respects, and civil pageantry, is as vain and little as the things are which we court
The first mark of valor is defence.
Fear is far more painful to cowardice than death to true courage.
Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself.