"The folly of one man is the fortune of another."
- Sir Francis Bacon
"Fortune makes him fool whom she makes her darling."
"The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship."
- Francis Bacon
"Those that lack friends to open themselves unto are cannibals of their own hearts."
"There is no man that imparteth his joys to his friends but he joyeth the more and no man that imparteth his griefs to his friends but he grieveth the less."
"The best preservative to keep the mind in health is the faithful admonition of a friend."
"All rising to great places is by a winding stair."
"It is left only to God and to the angels to be lookers on."
"They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations."
"Hope is a good breakfast but it is a bad supper."