A man cannot lay down the right of resisting them that assault him by force, to take away his life.

The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.

I shall be glad then to find a hole to creep out of the world.

Such truth, as opposeth no man's profit, nor pleasure, is to all men welcome.

For there are very few so foolish who would not rather govern themselves than be governed by others.

Intemperance is naturally punished with diseases; rashness, with mischance; injustice; with violence of enemies; pride, with ruin; cowardice, with oppression; and rebellion, with slaughter.

Nature itself cannot err