“Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time.”
History“He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.”
Great“Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time.”
History“God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.”
Gardening“Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice.”
Religion“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.”
Death“Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men.”
Best“Young people are fitter to invent than to judge fitter for execution than for counsel and more fit for new projects than for settled business.”
Business“Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.”
Experience“What is truth? said jesting Pilate and would not stay for an answer.”
Truth“There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.”
Beauty“He that hath knowledge spareth his words.”
Knowledge“Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.”
Age“When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.”
Great“God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.”
God“Friends are thieves of time.”
Time“A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.”
Wisdom“Acorns were good until bread was found.”
Good“Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.”
Hope“The great end of life is not knowledge but action.”
Great“Knowledge is power.”
Knowledge“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.”
Age