Why should the eyes be denied what delights them most?

What evil is there in seeing a man possess a woman? Why, the beasts would be more free than we!

If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.

Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something out of them, otherwise you'll come home to me with a full belly and an empty purse.

With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of a courtesan; it may be so, but I have the heart of a King. I live free, I enjoy myself, I can call myself happy.

Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood.