True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so living as to make the world happier and better for our living in it.

Of all wonders, this is among the greatest, that some fresh waters close by the sea spring forth as out of pipes: for the nature of the waters also ceaseth not from miraculous properties.

With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.

The brain is the citadel of sense perception.

In wine, there's truth.

In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.