Truth was the only daughter of Time. - Leonardo da Vinci

I find that any luminous body when seen through a dense and thick mist diminishes in proportion to its distance from the eye. Thus it is with the sun by day, as well as the moon and the other eternal lights by night. And when the air is clear, these luminaries appear larger in proportion as they are farther from the eye.

reality the fancy of his dreams, and give outward expression to the ideal within.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.