I confess myself the greatest coward in the world, for I dare not do an ill thing..

The first man . . . ventured to call food and nourishment the parts that had a little before bellowed and cried, moved and lived. How could his eyes ….

Euripides was wont to say, silence was an answer to a wise man; but we seem to have greater occasion for it in our dealing with fools and unreasonabl….

The wildest colts make the best horses..

Ought a man to be confident that he deserves his good fortune, and think much of himself when he has overcome a nation, or city, or empire; or does f….

Cicero said loud-bawling orators were driven by their weakness to noise, as lame men to take horse..

A fool cannot hold his tongue..

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is at least human..

If any man think it a small matter, or of mean concernment, to bridle his tongue, he is much mistaken; for it is a point to be silent when occasion r….

It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp..

When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers shun the door..

He is a fool who lets slip a bird in the hand for a bird in the bush..

God is the brave man's hope, and not the coward's excuse..

We ought to give our friend pain if it will benefit him, but not to the extent of breaking off our friendship; but just as we make use of some biting….

Lying is a most disgraceful vice; it first despises God, and then fears men..

What sort of tree is there which will not, if neglected, grow crooked and unfruitful; what but Will, if rightly ordered, prove productive and bring i….

Silence is an answer to a wise man..

Since, during storms, flames leap from the humid vapors and dark clouds emit deafening noises, is it surprising the lightning, when it strikes the gr….

So very difficult a matter is it to trace and find out the truth of anything by history..

The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had o….

When men are arrived at the goal, they should not turn back..