Fret not over the irretrievable, but ever act as if thy life were just begun.

Light has called forth one organ to become its like, and thus the eye is formed by the light and for the light so that the inner light may emerge to meet the outer light.

Men in a state of nature, uncivilized nations, children, have a great fondness for colors in their utmost brightness, and especially for yellow-red.

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own advantage in all that happens to them.

These auspicious aspects, which the astrologers subsequently interpreted for me, may have been the causes of my preservation.

It is said that no man is a hero to his valet. That is because a hero can be recognized only by a hero.

Make the most of time, it flies away so fast; yet method will teach you to win time.