Music, I say, the most divine striker of the senses.

Woman was formed to admire; man to be admirable. His are the glories of the sun at noonday; hers the softened splendors of the midnight moon.

Friendship is made fast by interwoven benefits.

It is hard, but it is excellent, to find the right knowledge of when correction is necessary and when grace doth most avail.

As the love of the heavens makes us heavenly, the love of virtue virtuous, so doth the love of the world make one become worldly.

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.

It is a lively spark of nobleness to descend in most favour to one when he is lowest in affliction