Because all men are apt to flatter themselves, to entertain the addition of other men's praises is most perilous.
Walter RaleighOh, doughty sons of Hungary! May all success Attend and bless Your warlike ironmongery!
Walter Raleigh[It is a basic principle of a tyrant] to unarm his people of weapons, money and all means whereby they resist his power.
Walter RaleighIf any friend desire thee to be his surety, give him a part of what thou hast to spare; if he press thee further, he is not thy friend at all, for friendship rather chooseth harm to itself than offereth it. If thou be bound for a stranger, thou art a fool; if for a merchant, thou puttest thy estate to learn to swim.
Walter Raleigh