The violence of sorrow is not at the first to be striven withal; being, like a mighty beast, sooner tamed with following than overthrown by withstanding.

God has appointed us captains of this our bodily fort, which, without treason to that majesty, are never to be delivered over till they are demanded.

They love indeed who quake to say they love.

Remember that in all miseries lamenting becomes fools, and action, wise folk.

Happiness is a sunbeam, which may pass though a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray.

A just cause and a zealous defender make an imperious resolution cut off the tediousness of cautious discussions.

Approved valor is made precious by natural courtesy.