Fame alone raises herself to Heaven, because virtuous things are in favour with God.
All our knowledge is the offspring of our perceptions.
When you are alone you are all your own.
That which can be lost cannot be deemed riches.
It is an acknowledged fact that we perceive errors in the work of others more readily than in our own.
If you are on the side whence the wind is blowing you will see the trees looking much lighter than you would see them on the other sides; and this is due to the fact that the wind turns up the reverse side of the leaves which in all trees is much whiter than the upper side.