Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.

Your library is your paradise.

Do not put chewed bones back on plates. Instead, throw them on the floor for the dog.

In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly.

Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s.

There are some whose only reason for inciting war is to use it as a means to exercise their tyranny over their subjects more easily. For in times of peace the authority of the assembly, the dignity of the magistrates, the force of the laws stand in the way to some extent of the ruler doing what he likes. But once war is declared then the whole business of state is subject to the will of a few ... They demand as much money as they like. Why say more?