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.

Truth is the ground of science, the centre wherein all things repose, and is the type of eternity.

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

Reason cannot show itself more reasonable than to cease reasoning on things above reason.

Great captains do never use long orations when it comes to the point of execution.

Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge.

It is manifest that all government of action is to be gotten by knowledge, and knowledge best, by gathering many knowledges, which is reading.