And that all seas are made calme and still with oile; and therefore the Divers under the water doe spirt and sprinkle it abroad with their mouthes because it dulceth and allaieth the unpleasant nature thereof, and carrieth a light with it.

The happier the moment the shorter.

Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.

Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.

Truth comes out in wine.

Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.

The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.