Think before you act; think twice before you speak.

The religion of one seems madness unto another.

Oblivion is not to be hired.

Half our days we pass in the shadow of the earth; and the brother of death exacteth a third part of our lives.

Every Country hath its Machiavel.

A man may be in as just possession of the truth as of a city, and yet be forced to surrender.

He is like to be mistaken who makes choice of a covetous man for a friend, or relieth upon the reed of narrow and poltroon friendship. Pitiful things are only to be found in the cottages of such breasts; but bright thoughts, clear deeds, constancy, fidelity, bounty and generous honesty are the gems of noble minds, wherein (to derogate from none) the true, heroic English gentleman hath no peer.