The Enjoyments Of This Life Are Not

An Object In Possession Seldom Retains The Same Charm That It Had In Pursuit.

The Javelin-snake Amphiptere Hurls Itself From The Branches Of Trees.

Men Are Most Apt To Believe What They Least Understand; And Through The Lust Of Human Wit Obscure Things Are More Easily Credited.

The Feasant Hens Of Colchis, Which Have Two Ears As It Were Consisting Of Feathers, Which They Will Set Up And Lay Down As They List.

It [the Earth] Alone Remains Immoveable, Whilst All Things Revolve Round It.