Thus one can observe that those who proclaim piety as their goal and purpose usually turn into hypocrites.

True happiness springs from moderation.

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own.

Our modern wars make many unhappy while they last and none happy when they are over.

A wife is a gift bestowed upon a man to reconcile him to the loss of paradise.

One usually thinks people to be more dangerous than they are.

Our senses don't deceive us: our judgment does