There is nothing that Nature has made necessary which is more easy than death; we are longer a-coming into the world than going out of it; and there is not any minute of our lives wherein we may not reasonably expect it. Nay, it is but a momen'ts work, the parting of soul and body. What a shame is it then to stand in fear of anything so long that is over so soon!

Dissembling profiteth nothing; a feigned countenance, and slightly forged externally, deceiveth but very few.

Fate rules the affairs of men, with no recognizable order.

Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other.

The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.

Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.

If you are surprised at the number of our maladies, count our cooks.