According to Democritus, truth lies at the bottom of a well, the water of which serves as a mirror in which objects may be reflected. I have heard, however, that some philosophers, in seeking for truth, to pay homage to her, have seen their own image and adored it instead.

Remembrance is the only paradise out of which we cannot be driven away.

Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.

It is a common remark that men talk most who think least; just as frogs cease their quacking when a light is brought to the water-side.

Only fools, liars, and charlatans predict earthquakes

According to Democritus, truth lies at the bottom of a well, the water of which serves as a mirror in which objects may be reflected. I have heard, however, that some philosophers, in seeking for truth, to pay homage to her, have seen their own image and adored it instead.

If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity.