The following passage is one of those cited by Copernicus himself in his preface to De Revolutionibus: "The Syracusan Hicetas, as Theophrastus asserts, holds the view that the heaven, sun, moon, stars, and in short all of the things on high are stationary, and that nothing in the world is in motion except the earth, which by revolving and twisting round its axis with extreme velocity produces all the same results as would be produced if the earth were stationary and the heaven in motion. . . ."

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.

We should be careful that our benevolence does not exceed our means.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Hmm... That's like telling you about the cold of space, or terror of midnight. Sithis is all those things. He is... the Void.

We must not say that every mistake is a foolish one.