Patience is a conquering virtue. The learned say that, if it not desert you, It vanquishes what force can never reach; Why answer back at every angry….

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other..

For there is one thing I can safely say: that those bound by love must obey each other if they are to keep company long. Love will not be constrained….

In the stars is written the death of every man..

Many small make a great..

Forbid us something, and that thing we desire..

The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears..

The guilty think all talk is of themselves..

Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous with money, obedient to the wife, and liv….

All good things must come to an end..

How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination..

The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation..

If a man really loves a woman, of course he wouldn't marry her for the world if he were not quite sure that he was the best person she could possibly….

Strike while the iron is hot..

Great peace is found in little busy-ness..

What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing..

Mercy surpasses justice..

The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people..

Time and tide wait for no man..

Truth is the highest thing that man may keep..