Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.

Good Christians should never avenge injuries.

I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread and butter of mine; every man for himself, and God for us all.

Laziness never arrived at the attainment of a good wish.

Blessed be those happy ages that were strangers to the dreadful fury of these devilish instruments of artillery, whose inventor I am satisfied is now in Hell, receiving the reward of his cursed invention, which is the cause that very often a cowardly base hand takes away the life of the bravest gentleman.

The road to the inn is much better than the stay.

Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man; with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals; for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk our lives; and, on for the other hand, captivity is the greatest evil that can befall man.