"Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts."

"On tue un homme, on est un assassin. On tue des millions d'hommes, on est un conquérant. On les tue tous, on est un d…"

"Les hommes font les lois. Les femmes font les mœurs."

"The standing armies, while a burden on the people, are inadequate for the achievement of great and decisive results i…"

"Le désir de s'enrichir est leur passion dominante, et à vrai dire leur seule passion."

"(About the Assumption of Mary) She who was conceived without spot and borne without pain, who became mother without l…"

"Of all the things to seek, the first is wisdom, in which lies the form of perfect goodness."

"Wisdom enlightens human beings so that they may recognise themselves."

"Tell me, I beg you, what – among all things – has become the one thing for you, the thing you want to embrace in a un…"

"Omnia disce. Videbis postea nihil esse superfluum. Coartata scientia iucunda non est."