Every part is disposed to unite with the whole, that it may thereby escape from its own incompleteness.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

There shall be wings! If the accomplishment be not for me, 'tis for some other. The spirit cannot die; and man, who shall know all and shall have wings.

I am still hopeful. A falcon, Time. But the coincidence is probably accidental.

Fire is to represent truth because it destroys all sophistry and lies; and the mask is for lying and falsehood which conceal truth.

When the sun is covered by clouds, objects are less conspicuous, because there is little difference between the light and shade of the trees and the buildings being illuminated by the brightness of the atmosphere which surrounds the objects in such a way that the shadows are few, and these few fade away so that their outline is lost in haze.

It is a far worthier thing to read by the light of experience than to adorn oneself with the labors of others.