Great king, cease winning victories, or I shall give up writing.

Everywhere my thought offers and exposes itself to the light of day, and my verse, whether good or bad, always says something.

Take fresh heart and never forget that a warmed-up dinner is worth nothing at all.

Often the fear of one evil leads us into a worse.

Be a mason instead, if you have a talent for that.

Whether one is treating a light or an exalted subject, let the sense and the rhyme always agree.

Um idiota sempre encontra um idiota ainda maior para admirá-lo.

Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement,Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.