Time is the wisest of all counselors.

I do not think that shoemaker a good workman that makes a great shoe for a little foot.

Speech is like cloth of Arras opened and put abroad, whereby the imagery doth appear in figure; whereas in thoughts they lie but as packs.

Being conscious of having done a wicked action leaves stings of remorse behind it, which, like an ulcer in the flesh, makes the mind smart with perpetual wounds; for reason, which chases away all other pains, creates repentance, shames the soul with confusion, and punishes it with torment.

Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy.

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is at least human.

It is circumstance and proper measure that give an action its character, and make it either good or bad.