"A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading."

"The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils."

"Men at some time are masters of their fates."

"One may smile, and smile, and be a villain."

"In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility."

"To hold a pen is to be at war."