O sweet woods, the delight of solitariness!

Plato found fault that the poets of his time filled the world with wrong opinions of the gods, making light tales of that unspotted essence, and therefore would not have the youth depraved with such opinions.

In the performance of a good action, we not only benefit ourselves, but we confer a blessing upon others.

To the disgrace of men it is seen that there are women both more wise to judge what evil is expected, and more constant to bear it when it happens.

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

A dull head thinks of no better way to show himself wise, than by suspecting everything in his way.

It is no less vain to wish death than it is cowardly to fear it.