War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.

The Jewish usurers are fast-rooted even in the smallest villages, and if they lend five gulden they require a security of six times as much. They charge interest, upon interest, and upon this again interest, so that the poor man loses everything that he owns.

To know nothing is the happiest life.

Eagles don't catch flies.

What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.

Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.

Concealed talent brings no reputation.