It is not reasonable that art should win the place of honor over our great and powerful mother Nature. We have so overloaded the beauty and richness of her works by our inventions that we have quite smothered her.

A father is very miserable who has no other hold on his children's affection than the need they have of his assistance, if that can be called affection.

Socrates and then Archesilaus used to make their pupils speak first; they spoke afterwards. 'Obest plerumque iss discere volunt authoritas eorum qui docent.' [For those who want to learn, the obstacle can often be the authority of those who teach]

Every place swarms with commentaries; of authors there is great scarcity.

Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.

I love a friendship that flatters itself in the sharpness and vigor of its communications.

Whoever will be cured of ignorance, let him confess it.