He that will not make a Blot, will be pretty sure in his time to give a Stroke.
A patient Hearer is a sure Speaker.
Men are angry when others do not hear them, yet they have more Reason to be afraid when they do.
Time the loss of it.
Mispending a Man’s time is a kind of self-homicide, it is making Life to be of no use.
Truth.
Truth is not only stifled by Ignorance, but concealed out of Caution or Interest; so if it had not a Root of Immortality, it must have been long since extinguished.
Wisdom.
The most useful Part of Wisdom is for a Man to give a good guess, what others think of him.
It is a dangerous thing to guess partially, and a melancholy thing to guess right.