Know that the secret of the arts is to correct nature.
A lady of honor may be raped once, but it strengthens her virtue.
A good imitation is the most perfect originality
Whenever an important event, a revolution, or a calamity turns to the profit of the church, such is always signalised as the Finger of God.
What! Have you no monks to teach, to dispute, to govern, to intrigue and to burn people who do not agree with them?
History is but the record of crimes and misfortunes. L'histoire n'est que le tableau des crimes et des malheurs