"Whenever the devil harasses you, seek the company of men or drink more, or joke and talk nonsense, or do some other merry thing. Sometimes we must drink more, sport, recreate ourselves, and even sin a…"

"A woman is to be from home only when she is going to church or to the garden."

"remember that there is nothing more poisonous, pernicious, and devilish than a rebellious man. Just as one must slay a mad dog, so, if you do not fight the rebels, they will fight you, and the whole c…"

"I am a peasant, a son of a peasant; my father, grandfather, all my ancestors were genuine peasants."

"I'd rather be a pig in a sty than a friar in a monastery."