England is the paradise of women, the purgatory of men, and the hell of horses.

A good husband makes a good wife.

Who has not served cannot command.

Wisdom sails with wind and time.

Praise the sea; on shore remain.

Night is the mother of thoughts.

Patience is the best medicine.

Fish marreth the water, and flesh doth dress it

Who hath not served can not command.

Be circumspect how you offend schollers, for knowe, a serpent tooth bites not so ill, as dooth a schollers angrie quill.

One hand washeth another, both the face. [Lat., Una mano lava l'altra, ed ambedue lavano il volto.]

Old memories are always there. Like they happened yesterday.

...if anyone who speaks up to criticise something obviously evil is punished merely for speaking, civilisation will be in a bad way.

There's no map there's no master plan there's just people.

There is always time to take more time.

One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.

There's racism everywhere.

The first thing you should do when you get up is read the obituaries. You never know when you'll see a name that will just make your day.

She moved with such purpose it was as though she walked with exclamation marks.

I hope always to earn my living by my art without having ever deviated by even a hair's breadth from my principles... to please anyone or to sell more easily.

However hopeless the situation appears to be there yet always exists the possibility of putting up a stubborn resistance.