Exaggeration, the inseparable companion of greatness.

We only half live when we only half think.

Answer me, you who believe that animals are only machines. Has nature arranged for this animal to have all the machinery of feelings only in order for it not to have any at all?

Men, generally going with the stream, seldom judge for themselves, and purity of taste is almost as rare as talent.

Thought depends absolutely on the stomach, but in spite of that, those who have the best stomachs are not the best thinkers.

What! Have you no monks to teach, to dispute, to govern, to intrigue and to burn people who do not agree with them?

Time is man's most precious asset. All men neglect it; all regret the loss of it; nothing can be done without it.