Tell no one the secret that you want to keep, although he may be worthy of confidence; for no one will be so careful of your secret as yourself.
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
Riches are intended for the comfort of life, and not life for the purpose of hoarding riches.
Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.