Let us read, and let us dance — these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
The prudent man does himself good; the virtuous one does it to other men.
History is the lie commonly agreed upon.
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
Martin in particular concluded that man was born to live either in the convulsions of misery, or in the lethargy of boredom.
Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course exterminated.