God has given some gifts to the whole human race, from which no one is excluded.
Deus quædam munera universo humano generi dedit, a quibus excluditur nemo.
Original text (Latin)
Original text (Latin)
It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing.
Fortune is less severe against those of lesser degree, and God strikes what is weak with less power.
Nature has given us the seeds of knowledge, not knowledge itself.
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