This Only Is Certain, That There Is

Such Is The Audacity Of Man, That He Hath Learned To Counterfeit Nature, Yea, And Is So Bold As To Challenge Her In Her Work.

Man Is The Only One That Knows Nothing, That Can Learn Nothing Without Being Taught. He Can Neither Speak Nor Walk Nor Eat, And In Short He Can Do Nothing At The Prompting Of Nature Only, But Weep.

We Ought To Be Guarded Against Every Appearance Of Envy, As A Passion That Always Implies Inferiority Wherever It Resides.

A Short Death Is The Sovereign Good Hap Of Human Life.

There Is In Them A Softer Fire Than The Ruby, There Is The Brilliant Purple Of The Amethyst, And The Sea Green Of The Emerald - All Shining Together In Incredible Union. Some By Their Splendor Rival The Colors Of The Painters, Others The Flame Of Burning Sulphur Or Of Fire Quickened By Oil.