The Avarice Of Mankind Is Insatiable.

Our Characters Are The Result Of Our Conduct.

Men Create The Gods After Their Own Images.

Even If You Must Have Regard To Wealth, In Order To Secure Leisure, Yet It Is Surely A Bad Thing That The Greatest Offices, Such As Those Of Kings And Generals, Should Be Bought. The Law Which Allows This Abuse Makes Wealth Of More Account Than Virtue, And The Whole State Becomes Avaricious.

At His Best, Man Is The Noblest Of All Animals; Separated From Law And Justice He Is The Worst.

Poetry Demands A Man With A Special Gift For It, Or Else One With A Touch Of Madness In Him.