Lord Bacon told Sir Edward Coke when he was boasting, The less you speak of your greatness, the more shall I think of it.
God's will! my liege, would you and I alone, Without more help, could fight this royal battle!
There is an old poor man,. . . . Oppress'd with two weak evils, age and hunger.
Men at sometime are the masters of their fate.
Small things make base men proud.
For what good turn? Messenger: For the best turn of the bed.