All the arts are brothers; each one is a light to the others.
The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.
To make a vow for life is to make oneself a slave.
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.
Pleasure has its time; so too, has wisdom. Make love in thy youth, and in old age attend to thy salvation.