The Woman that does not love your Frowns Will never embrace your smiles.

Time is the mercy of Eternity; without Time's swiftness Which is the swiftest of all things, all were eternal torment.

The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose.

The Goddess Fortune is the devil's servant, ready to kiss any one's ass.

Does a firm persuasion that a thing is so, make it so?

He who wants, but doesn't act, is a pest.

The Errors of a Wise Man make your Rule Rather than the Perfections of a Fool.