The agricultural population produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers,46 and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs.

In wine there is health (In vino sanitas)

The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list.

This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.

Human nature is fond of novelty.

Their best and most wholesome feeding is upon one dish and no more and the same plaine and simple: for surely this hudling of many meats one upon another of divers tastes is pestiferous. But sundrie sauces are more dangerous than that.

Nature has given man no better thing than shortness of life.