"The music at a wedding procession always reminds me of the music of soldiers going into battle."

"Experience is a good school, but the fees are high."

"Dieu me pardonnera. C'est son metier. (God will forgive me. It's his job.)"

"The Romans would never have found time to conquer the world if they had been obliged first to learn Latin."

"Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course the miracle."

"He only profits from praise who values criticism."

"It's so much easier to pray for a bore than to go and see one."

"Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made."

"If my hands are fully occupied in holding on to something, I can neither give nor receive."

"Everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit."

"No earthly teacher is flawless. If you limit yourself to learning according to the exact mindset of the teacher, you will also inherit his flaws."

"I think every woman is entitled to a middle husband she can forget."