No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

Moderation, which consists in indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance.

The cause of all sins in every case lies in the person's excessive love of self.

The wisdom of men is worth little or nothing.

And the quality of good judgement is clearly a form of knowledge and skill, as it is because of knowledge and not because of ignorance that we judge well.

The deity on purpose [sings] the liveliest of all lyrics through the most miserable poet.

From a short-sided view, the whole moving contents of the heavens seemed to them a parcel of stones, earth and other soul-less bodies, though they furnish the sources of the world order.