But every thyng which schyneth as the gold,
Nis nat gold, as that I have herd it told.

But every thyng which schyneth as the gold,
Nis nat gold, as that I have herd it told.

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain read more

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances.

Everything is not gold that one sees shining.
[Fr., Que tout n'est pas or c'on voit luire.]

Everything is not gold that one sees shining.
[Fr., Que tout n'est pas or c'on voit luire.]

When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, read more

When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

Gloomy as night he stands.

Gloomy as night he stands.

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

There is no course of life so weak and sottish as that which is managed by order, method, and discipline.

There is no course of life so weak and sottish as that which is managed by order, method, and discipline.

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances