"The greatest madness a man can commit is to let himself die without being killed by anyone, or without ending his days by some other means than melancholy."

"Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good."

"For the love of God, gentlemen, let us not be so foolish as to believe that this world is a carnival, and that we are here to eat and drink and be merry."

"The wounds received in battle are honorable, but those received by the tongue are incurable."

"There is no evil that does not bring some good."