Action has magic, grace and power in it.
All is born of water; all is sustained by water.
Few are open to conviction, but the majority of men are open to persuasion
We are our own aptest deceiver.
When intelligent and sensible people despise knowledge in their old age, it is only because they have asked too much of it and of themselves.
Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it along into old age.