If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world. - Heinrich Heine

Look, all the gods have fled, and above there remains only an old virgin with leaden hands and a sad heart: necessity.

I take pride in never being rude to anyone on this earth, which contains a great number of unbearable villains who set upon you to recount their sufferings and even recite their poems.

Dans les périodes obscures, la religion est le meilleur guide des hommes, de même que par une nuit noire un aveugle connait mieux les routes et les chemins qu'un voyant. Quand la lumière paraît, en revanche, il est insensé de se laisser conduire par de vieux aveugles.