O time! swift devourer of all created things!

simplicity is the best sophistication

Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.

Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so that it serves the crab for meat. Such is the fate of him who opens his mouth too much and thereby puts himself at the mercy of the listener.

Drawing is based upon perspective, which is nothing else than a thorough knowledge of the function of the eye.

The knowledge of the past times and of the places of the earth is both an ornament and nutriment to the human mind.

To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms, and you will achieve the desired effect