Atheism is rather in the lip than in the heart of man.
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They that reverence too much old times are but a scorn to the new.
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In all superstition wise men follow fools.
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There be many wise men that have secret hearts and transparent countenances.
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There is no secrecy comparable to celerity.
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To speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in good order.
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Those that want friends to open themselves unto are cannibals of their own hearts.
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To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humor of a scholar.
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Princes are like heavenly bodies, which cause good or evil times, and which have much veneration, but no rest.
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If there be fuel prepared, it is hard to tell whence the spark shall come that shall set it on fire.