The happiest end of life is this: when the mind and the other senses being unimpaired, the same nature which put it together takes asunder her own work.
The popular breeze - Aura popularis
Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.
Inability to tell good from evil is the greatest worry of man's life.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Exercise and temperance can preserve something of our early strength even in old age.