True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice. |
They that know no evil will suspect none. |
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine. |
They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom. |
Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t'will be virtue. |
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. |
To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. |
Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times. |
Ill fortune never crushed that man whom good fortune deceived not. |
Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times. |
He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. |
Art hath an enemy called Ignorance. |