If thy friends be of better quality than thyself, thou mayest be sure of two things; first, they will be more careful to keep thy counsel, because they have more to lose than thou hast; the second, they will esteem thee for thyself, and not for that which thou dost possess.

If thou marry beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which, perchance, will neither last nor please thee one year.

It is observed in the course of worldly things, that men's fortunes are oftener made by their tongues than by their virtues; and more men's fortunes overthrown thereby than by vices.

Whosoever in writing a modern history shall follow the truth too near the heels it may haply strike out his teeth.

No man is esteemed for colorful garments except by fools and women.

Expressive glances Shall be our lances And pops of Sillery Our light artillery.

The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward winter reckoning yields; A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall.