Amid The Sufferings Of Life On Earth,

The Most Disgraceful Cause Of The Scarcity [of Remedies] Is That Even Those Who Know Them Do Not Want To Point Them Out, As If They Were Going To Lose What They Pass On To Others.

Wine Refreshes The Stomach, Sharpens The Appetite, Blunts Care And Sadness, And Conduces To Slumber.

It Is Generally Much More Shameful To Lose A Good Reputation Than Never To Have Acquired It.

In Time Of Sickness The Soul Collects Itself Anew.

The Ancients Had Little Doubt About The True Shape Of The Earth: "it's [the World's] Shape Has The Rounded Appearance Of A Perfect Sphere. This Is Shown First Of All By The Name Of 'orb' Which Is Bestowed Upon It By The General Consent Of Mankind. ...our Eyesight Also Confirms This Belief, Because The Firmament Presents The Aspect Of A Concave Hemisphere Equidistant In Every Direction, Which Would Be Impossible In The Case Of Any Other Figure."