"The beginning and the root of all good is the pleasure of the stomach; even wisdom and culture must be referred to this."

"It is better to suffer the inevitable than to choose the impossible."

"We should heal our misfortunes by the recollection of our past joys and by the acknowledgment that it is impossible to undo what has been done."

"He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing."

"The greatest power of all is to be able to live with little."