In the arts, foolhardiness is always harmful; even worse, however, is clumsiness.

Do hurry and proclaim the concordat. Then castrate yourselves to keep from sinning.

Distinctly different as a child, as an adolescent, in his prime and in his old age, man considers himself as one, not because he acts, but because he knows.

Praised be the good willing women who understand and take part in the fun--the body is an exacting beater, and even the heart is made of flesh.

Love! Hate! Is there no third?

A man may welcome his beloved with circumstance, but a woman's love and her concern for his well-being are discreet.

Morality, a muzzle for the will; logic, a climbing iron for the mind.