C.N. Douglas, comp. Forty Thousand Quotations: Prose and Poetical. 1917.
Bias
Be slow in considering, but resolute in action.
He who will lose a present good for one in expectation hath some wit, but a small store of wisdom.
Hear much; speak little.
It is better to decide between our enemies than our friends; for one of our friends will most likely become our enemy; but on the other hand, one of your enemies will probably become your friend.
Monarch, thou wishest to cover thyself with glory: be the first to submit to the laws of thy empire.
Some, by admiring other mon’s virtues, become enemies to their own vices.
Speak of the gods as they are.
The greatest misfortune of all is not to be able to bear misfortunes.
The majority is wicked.