We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
A habit does not a monk make.
If the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes.
There is nothing holy nor sacred to those who have abandoned God and reason in order to follow their perverse desires.