“To think but nobly of my grandmother: Good wombs have borne bad sons.”

“A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.”

“An overflow of good converts to bad.”

“Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage.”

“I think the sun where he were born drew all such humours from him.”

“And to be merry best becomes you; for, out of question, you were born ina merry hour.No, sure, my lord, my mother cried; but then therewas a star danced, and under that was I born.”

“Good Madonna, why mournest thou?Good Fool, for my brother's death.I think his soul is in hell, Madonna.I know his soul is in heaven, Fool. The more fool, Madonna, to mourn for your brother's soul being in heaven.”