Nature never breaks her own laws. nature
He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind. change
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes so with present time. time
Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake? dreams & imagination
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. men
Our life is made by the death of others. death
Water is the driving force of all nature. nature
A well-spent day brings happy sleep. life
The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. art & work
Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active. men & work
Life well spent is long. life
Learning never exhausts the mind. learning
Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art. art & work
Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel. hope & marriage
Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge. knowledge
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it. courage & fear
Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power. experience & power
I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have. God & work
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death. death
All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions. knowledge
The smallest feline is a masterpiece. pets
Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he is just using his memory. intelligence
Art is never finished, only abandoned. art
The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects. truth
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. death & learning
Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness. truth
Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it. time