They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure, but also of a certain strife and contention . . . concerning the trimming, husbanding, and furnishing of their gardens; everye man or his owne parte.

Kindness and good nature unite men more effectually and with greater strength than any agreements whatsoever, since thereby the engagements of men's hearts become stronger than the bond and obligation of words.

They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure, but also of a certain strife and contention . . . concerning the trimming, husbanding, and furnishing of their gardens; everye man or his owne parte.

I should only ever tell the king what he ought to do, not what he could do. For if the lion knows his own strength, no man could control him.

. . . the state of things and the dispositions of men were then such, that a man could not well tell whom he might trust or whom he might fear.

An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.

Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.