It is the superfluous things for which men sweat.
He who begs timidly courts a refusal.
Virtue hath no virtue if it be not impugned; then appeareth how great it is, of what value and power it is, when by patience it approveth what it works.
Something that can never be learnt too thoroughly can never be said too often.
The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable.
Accustom yourself to that which you bear ill, and you will bear it well.