Walter Map

“I am in the world and of the world, a man of many occupations, very busy with the things that are of the world.”

“The court of Rome is like the sea, into which all rivers run, and it is never filled.”

“Never was a man born who could please everybody.”

“Friendship is of two kinds, that of prosperity and that of adversity, and is competent to all the varieties of fortune.”

“No man repenteth of silence, but of speech often.”

“A Cistercian fears the devil, but a Cluniac puts him to flight.”

“I speak of the court, but God knows I know not what the court is.”