“The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the crow”

“The crow wished everything was black, the Owl, that everything was white.”

“The emmet's inch and eagle's mileMake lame philosophy to smile.He who doubts from what he seesWill ne'er believe, do what you please.- "Auguries of Innocence”

“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.”

“The Learned, who strive to ascend into Heaven by means of learning, appear to Children like dead horses, when repelled by the celestial spheres.”

“Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.”

“He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.”