It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.
To really enjoy pleasures, you must know how to leave them.
I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old age.
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion.
God has punished the knave, and the devil has drowned the rest.
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.