Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out.
The worst solitude is to have no real friendships.
A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.