Why Do We Believe That

There Is An Herb Named In Latine Convolvulus (i.e. With Wind), Growing Among Shrubs And Bushes, With Carrieth A Flower Not Unlike To This Lilly, Save That It Yeeldeth No Smell Nor Hath Those Chives Within; For Whitenesse They Resemble One Another Very Much, As If Nature In Making This Floure Were A Learning And Trying Her Skill How To Frame The Lilly Indeed.

Man Is The Only One That Knows Nothing, That Can Learn Nothing Without Being Taught. He Can Neither Speak Nor Walk Nor Eat, And In Short He Can Do Nothing At The Prompting Of Nature Only, But Weep.

Simple Diet Is Best: For Many Dishes Bring Many Diseases, And Rich Sauces Are Worse Than Even Heaping Several Meats Upon Each Other.

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

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