The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.
Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
God created women only to tame men.
The wicked can have only accomplices, the voluptuous have companions in debauchery, self-seekers have associates, the politic assemble the factions, the typical idler has connections, princes have courtiers. Only the virtuous have friends.
Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.
Doubt is not a very agreeable status, but certainty is a ridiculous one.