Friendship is the most pleasant of all things, and nothing more glads the heart of man.

All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.

Courage and wisdom are, indeed, rarities amongst men, but of all that is good, a just man it would seem is the most scarce.

Where two discourse, if the anger of one rises, he is the wise man who lets the contest fall.

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

As bees extract honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so sensible men often get advantage and profit from the most awkward circumstances.

An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave.