It Is Better To Receive Than To

The Following Passage Is One Of Those Cited By Copernicus Himself In His Preface To De Revolutionibus: "the Syracusan Hicetas, As Theophrastus Asserts, Holds The View That The Heaven, Sun, Moon, Stars, And In Short All Of The Things On High Are Stationary, And That Nothing In The World Is In Motion Except The Earth, Which By Revolving And Twisting Round Its Axis With Extreme Velocity Produces All The Same Results As Would Be Produced If The Earth Were Stationary And The Heaven In Motion. . . ."

An Ancient Custom Obtains Force Of Nature.

Anger Should Never Appear In Awarding Punishment.

No One Has Lived A Short Life Who Has Performed Its Duties With Unblemished Character.

Hatreds Not Vowed And Concealed Are To Be Feared More Than Those Openly Declared.