01c. 1663 ADBooks, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they have passed.Sir William Temple / quote ↗
02c. 1663 ADNo clap of thunder in a fair frosty day could more astonish the world than our declaration of war against Holland in 1672.Sir William Temple / quote ↗
03c. 1663 ADWhen all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.Sir William Temple / quote ↗
04c. 1663 ADThe best rules to form a young man are to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.Sir William Temple / quote ↗
05c. 1663 ADOur ravings and complaints are but like arrows shot up into the air at no mark, and so to no purpose, but only to fall back upon our own heads and destroy ourselves.Sir William Temple / quote ↗
