Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue

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Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune: for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible

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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in good order

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Men fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other

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The greatest trust between man and man is the trust of giving counsel

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Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had

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Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set

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They that deny a God destroy man's nobility; for certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body; and, if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, his is a base and ignoble creature

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Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed

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For it is most true that a natural and secret hatred and aversation towards society in any man, hath somewhat of the savage beast

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