“Diligence is the mother of success.”—I. 46.
“Every one is the son of his own works.”—I. 47.
“Since I am a man, I may come to be Pope.”—I. 47.
“When the head aches, all the members feel it.”—II. 2.
“Honours change manners.”—II. 4.
“Everyone is as God has made him, and very often worse.”—II. 4.
“He who covers thee, discovers thee.”—II. 5.
“The virtuous maid and the broken leg must stay at home.”—II. 5, 49.
“Better a daughter ill-married than well kept.”—II. 5.
“Great deeds are reserved for great men.”—II. 5.