Knowledge of the past and of the places of the earth is the ornament and food of the mind of man.

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

Art is the queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world.

Whoever in discussion adduces authority uses not intellect but rather memory.

All knowledge which ends in words will die as quickly as it came to life, with the exception of the written word: which is its mechanical part.

For, verily, great love springs from great knowledge of the beloved object, and if you little know it, you will be able to love it only little or not at all.