Unruly ambition is deaf, not only to the advice of friends, but to the counsels and monitions of reason itself.
Roger L'EstrangeTis not necessity, but opinion, that makes men miserable; and when we come to be fancy-sick, there's no cure.
Roger L'EstrangeHe that would live clear of envy must lay his finger on his mouth, and keep his hand out of the ink-pot.
Roger L'EstrangeSome read books only with a view to find fault, while others read only to be taught; the former are like venomous spiders, extracting a poisonous quality, where the latter, like the bees, sip out a sweet and profitable juice.
Roger L'Estrange