The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is but to tune the curious harp of man's body. The sun, which passeth through pollutions and itself remains as pure as before. Nothing is to be feared but fear. Nuptial love maketh mankind; friendly love perfecteth it; but wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it. Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. Set it down to thyself, as well to create good precedents as to follow them. Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability. The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a friend. | 
