I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.

The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!

For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.

I never drink without a thirst, either present or future.

One should never pursue the hazards of fortune to their very ends andit behooves all adventurers to treat their good luck with reverence, neither bothering nor upsetting it.

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

Machination is worth more than force.