Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes.

The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.

He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.

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

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.

Men seldom understand any laws but those they feel.

A princely mind will undo a private family.