People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life.
Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory.
Fear arises sooner than anything else.
We are deceived by promises and time disappoints us.
It is easier to contend with evil at the first than at the last.
Perspective is a most subtle discovery in mathematical studies, for by means of lines it causes to appear distant that which is near, and large that which is small.