Of women he was as fond as dogs of the stick; but in the contrary he delighted more than any filthy fellow alive.

They brought it to a common saying there that the most acceptable service one could render to God was to put the devil in Hell.

Wrongs committed in the distant past are far easier to condemn than to rectify.

Let this grisly beginning be none other to you than is to wayfarers a rugged and steep mountain.

It’s better to repent what you enjoyed than to repent not having enjoyed anything.

To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the past and have managed to find it in others.

In the affairs of this world, poverty alone is without envy.

It's better to repent what you enjoyed than to repent not having enjoyed anything.

Nothing is so indecent that it cannot be said to another person if the proper words are used to convey it.

No-thing less splendid than a golden sepulchre would have suited so noble a heart.