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

Courage ought to be guided by skill, and skill armed by courage. Neither should hardiness darken wit, nor wit cool hardiness. Be valiant as men despising death, but confident as unwonted to be overcome.

Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself.

Who doth desire that chaste his wife should be, first be he true, for truth doth truth deserve.

In shame there is no comfort but to be beyond all bounds of shame.

The many-headed multitude, whom inconstancy only doth by accident guide to well-doing! Who can set confidence there, where company takes away shame, and each may lay the fault upon his fellow?

It is cruelty in war that buyeth conquest.