 And let a scholar all earth's volumes carry, he will be but a walking dictionary: a mere articulate clock. |
| They're only truly great who are truly good. |
| Let no man under value the price of a virtuous woman's counsel. |
| Pure innovation is more gross than error. |
| Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools. Topics: Age |
| Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least. |
| For one heat, all know, doth drive out another, One passion doth expel another still. |
| Who to himself is law, no law doth need, offends no law, and is a king indeed. |
| Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height. |
| I am ashamed the law is such an ass. |
| An Englishman, being flattered, is a lamb; threatened, a lion. |
| Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs. |
| Promise is most given when the least is said. |
| We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of. |
| He that shuns trifles must shun the world. |
| Ignorance is the mother of admiration. |
| Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license. |
