People pay the doctor for his trouble; for his kindness they still remain in his debt.

Prudence and love cannot be mixed; you can end love, but never moderate it.

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.

That which Fortune has not given, she cannot take away.

If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.

The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.

Truth will never be tedious unto him that travelleth in the secrets of nature; there is nothing but falsehood that glutteth us.