Love is a great thing, yea, a great and thorough good. By itself it makes what is heavy light; and bears evenly all that is uneven.

Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish.

Of what use is a long life, if we amend so little? Alas, a long life often adds to our sins rather than to our virtue!

Don't flatter the rich, or appear to willing before the great.

May not be your peace in the mouth of the men; since no matter if they thing good or bad about you, you should not be a different man because of that.

Is a man one whit the better because he is grown great in other men's esteem?

Let temporal things serve thy use, but the eternal be the object of thy desire.