Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
Ah, there are no children nowadays.
You think you can marry for your own pleasure, friend?
And with his arms crossed he looks pityingly down from his spiritual height on everything that anyone says.
Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.