Of two evils choose the least.

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.

...it is a sneaking piece of cowardice for authors to put feigned names to their works, as if, like bastards of their brain, they were afraid to own them.

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

Young bodies are like tender plants, which grow and become hardened to whatever shape you've trained them.

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

Given a choice between a folly and a sacrament, one should always choose the folly—because we know a sacrament will not bring us closer to god and there’s always the chance that a folly will.