A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.

For all riches come from iniquity, and unless one were to lose another could not gain. Hence the common adage seems to me to be very true: The rich man is unjust or the heir of an unjust one.

For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.

The laws of Caesar are one thing, those of Christ, another. Papinianus judges one way, our Paul another.

The scars of others should teach us caution.

Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts.

Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young