The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine

I had rather be Mercury, the smallest among seven [planets], revolving round the sun, than the first among five [moons] revolving round Saturn.

Battle not with monsters, for then you become one.

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us honor him with mirth and cheerfulness of heart while he is passing.

A man's errors are what make him amiable.

A genuine work of art usually displeases at first sight, as it suggests a deficiency in the spectator.

Not art and science only, but patience will be required for the work.