“Who hath a bookHath friends at hand,And gold and gearAt his command;And rich estates,If he but look,Are held by himWho hath a book."Who hath a bookHath but to readAnd he may beA king, indeed.His kingdom isHis inglenook-All this is hisWho hath a book.”

“He who hath many friends hath none.”

“Sir, he hath not fed of the dainties that are bred in a book; He hath not eat paper, as it were; he hath not drunk ink; his intellect is not replenished; he is only an animal, only sensible in the duller parts... (Act IV, Scene II)”

“A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm”

“A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.”

“He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune.”

“No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.”