As in nature things move violently to their place and calmly in their place, so virtue in ambition is violent, in authority settled and calm.
Cato said the best way to keep good acts in memory was to refresh them with new.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
Nuptial love maketh mankind; friendly love perfecteth it; but wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.