Though it be in the power of the weakest arm to take away life, it is not in the strongest to deprive us of death.

Things evidently false are not only printed, but many things of truth most falsely set forth.

... indeed, what reason may not go to school to the wisdom of bees, ants, and spiders? What wise hand teacheth them to do what reason cannot teach us? Ruder heads stand amazed at those prodigious pieces of nature, whales, elephants, dromedaries, and camels; these, I confess, are the colossuses and majestick pieces of her hand; but in these narrow engines there is more curious mathematieks; and the civility of these little Citizens more neatly sets forth the wisdom of their Maker.

I would not live over my hours past ... not unto Cicero's ground because I have lived them well, but for fear I should live them worse.

Flattery is a juggler, and no kin unto sincerity.

The discourses of the table among true loving friends are held in strict silence.

We do but learn to-day what our better advanced judgements will unteach us tomorrow.