Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. Read Summary
Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses. Read Summary
Knowledge is power. Read Summary
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green. Read Summary
Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. Read Summary
Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason. Read Summary
The remedy is worse than the disease. Read Summary
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. Read Summary
Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity. Read Summary
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. Read Summary
Silence is the virtue of fools. Read Summary
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other. Read Summary
Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. Read Summary
Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider. Read Summary
Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Read Summary
The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express. Read Summary
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. Read Summary
Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority. Read Summary
Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread. Read Summary
God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. Read Summary