'tis Not The Eating, Nor 'tis Not

The Hall Was The Place Where The Great Lord Used To Eat . . . He Ate Not In Private, Except In Time Of Sickness . . . Nay, The King Himself Used To Eat In The Hall, And His Lords Sat With Him, And He Understood Men.

More Solid Things Do Not Show The Complexion Of The Times So Well As Ballads And Libels.

Philosophy Is Nothing But Discretion.

Pleasures Are All Alike Simply Considered In Themselves: He That Hunts, Or He That Governs The Commonwealth, They Both Please Themselves Alike, Only We Commend That, Whereby We Ourselves Receive Some Benefit.

Tis Not Seasonable To Call A Man Traitor, That Has An Army At His Heels.