Partiality in a parent is unlucky; for fondlings are in danger to be made fools.

Passions, as fire and water, are good servants, but bad masters, and subminister to the best and worst purposes.

There is no opposing brutal force to the stratagems of human reason.

What man in his right senses, that has wherewithal to live free, would make himself a slave for superfluities? What does that man want who has enough? Or what is he the better for abundance that can never be satisfied.

There are braying men in the world, as well as braying asses; for what is loud and senseless talking any other than away of braying?

Humor is the offspring of man; it comes forth like Minerva, fully armed from the brain.

The lowest boor may laugh on being tickled, but a man must have intelligence to be amused by wit.