That which is apprehended by intelligence and reason is always in the same state; but that which is conceived by opinion with the help of sensation and without reason, is always in a process of becoming and perishing and never really is.

Serious things cannot be understood without laughable things, nor opposites at all without opposites.

The gods created certain kinds of beings to replenish our bodies... they are the trees and the plants and the seeds.

An hour of play is worth a lifetime of conversation.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

The disposition of noble dogs is to be gentle with people they know and the opposite with those they don't know...How, then, can the dog be anything other than a lover of learning since it defines what's its own and what's alien.

The most beautiful motion is that which accomplishes the greatest results with the least amount of effort.