Los Padres have everything and the people have nothing; 'tis the masterpiece of reason and justice. For my part, I know nothing so divine as Los Padres who make war on Kings of Spain and Portugal and in Europe act as their confessors; who here kill Spaniards and at Madrid send them to Heaven.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.

Heaven made virtue; man, the appearance.

We are obliged to place ourselves on the level of our age before we can rise above it.

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.

‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.