Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a child.
The essence of knowledge is self-knowledge.
All loves should be simply stepping stones to the love of God. So it was with me; and blessed be his name for his great goodness and mercy.
All things are in fate, yet all things are not decreed by fate.
...for the object of education is to teach us to love beauty.
Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be, but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea.