The limiting surface of one thing is the beginning of another.
If we make mistakes in our first compositions and do not know them, we may not amend them.
The natural desire of good men is knowledge.
When Fortune comes, seize her in front with a sure hand, because behind she is bald.
Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!
A good memory, which nature has endowed us with, causes things long past to seem present.