Thinking nurseth thinking.
The lightsome countenance of a friend giveth such an inward decking to the house where it lodgeth, as proudest palaces have cause to envy the gilding.
Misery and misfortune is all one; and of misfortune fortune hath only the gift.
Many delight more in giving of presents than in paying their debts.
Provision is the foundation of hospitality, and thrift the fuel of magnificence.
The highest point outward things can bring unto, is the contentment of the mind; with which no estate can be poor, without which all estates will be miserable.