Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something out of them, otherwise you'll come home to me with a full belly and an empty purse.

Nothing, it appears to me, is of greater value in a man than the power of judgment; and the man who has it may be compared to a chest filled with books, for he is the son of nature and the father of art.

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.

Why should I be ashamed to describe what nature was not ashamed to create?

Telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood.

They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.