Whoever is ignorant is vulgar.

But do not give it to a lawyer's clerk to write, for they use a legal hand that Satan himself will not understand.

There is no love lost between us.

Be temperate in your drinking, remembering that too much wine cannot keep either a secret or a promise.

Tis an old saying, the Devil lurks behind the cross. All is not gold that glitters. From the tail of the plough, Bamba was made King of Spain; and from his silks and riches was Rodrigo cast to be devoured by the snakes.

Take away the motive, and you take away the sin.

The wounds received in battle bestow honor, they do not take it away.