Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb.

I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.

For men use, if they have an evil turn, to write it in marble; and whoso doth us a good turn we write it in dust.

To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.

If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.

To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.

Everywhere do I percieve a certain conspiracy of rich men seeking their own advantage underthat name and pretext of commonwealth.