He who thinks himself wise, O heavens! is a great fool.

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.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

He was my equal in beauty, a paragon of grace and charm, sparkling with wit, and burning with love. I adored him to distraction, to the point of idolatry: I loved him as one can never love twice.

Doubt is not a very agreeable status, but certainty is a ridiculous one.

A long dispute means both parties are wrong.