Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

It must be confessed that the inventors of the mechanical arts have been much more useful to men than the inventors of syllogisms.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

The Pope is an idol whose hands are tied and whose feet are kissed.

One always speaks badly when one has nothing to say.

The worthy administrators of justice are like a cat set to take care of a cheese, lest it should be gnawed by the mice. One bite of the cat does more damage to the cheese than twenty mice can do.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.