Anything which causes trouble has special merit in their eyes.

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.

The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst powerful princes.

Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known.

Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.

By identifying the new learning with heresy, you make orthodoxy synonymous with ignorance.

Your library is your paradise.