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

Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.

There is alas no law against incompetency; no striking example is made. They learn by our bodily jeopardy and make experiments until the death of the patients, and the doctor is the only person not punished for murder.

Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.

No man's abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.

As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies.

Truth comes out in wine.