How comes it that you curse, Frere Jean? It's only, said the monk, in order to embellish my language. They are the colors of Ciceronian rhetoric.
Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
Machination is worth more than force.
Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking's just the measure.
Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.