He who thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place.

Men seldom understand any laws but those they feel.

Our virtues and vices couple with one another, and get children that resemble both their parents.

Men in business are in as much danger from those at work under them as from those that work against them.

When by habit a man cometh to have a bargaining soul, its wings are cut, so that it can never soar. It bindeth reason an apprentice to gain, and instead of a director, maketh it a drudge.

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.

Men that cannot entertain themselves want somebody, though they care for nobody.