 An index is a necessary implement, without which a large author is but a labyrinth without a clue to direct the readers within. Topics: Books |
| A book that is shut is but a block. Topics: Books |
| Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost. Topics: Books, Learning |
| Take heed of jesting; many have been ruined by it. It is hard to jest, and not sometimes jeer too, which often sinks deeper than we intended or expected. Topics: Character, Discretion |
| It is good to make a jest, but not to make a trade of jesting. Topics: Character, Discretion |
| Make no vows to perform this or that; it shows no great strength, and makes thee ride behind thyself. Topics: Character, Discretion |
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| There are heads sometimes so little, that there is no room for wit, sometimes so long that there is no wit for so much room. Topics: Character |
| A man is not good or bad for one action. Topics: Character |
| A man surprised is half beaten. Topics: Character |
| Better be alone than in bad company. Topics: Character |
| Every tub must stand on its own bottom. Topics: Character |
| Fame sometimes hath created something of nothing. Topics: Character |
