For an idea which, at first, does not seem absurd, there is no hope.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Not all things worth counting are countable and not all things that count are worth counting.
James Clerk Maxwell's [work is the] most profound and the most fruitful.
Live life to the fullest. You have to color outside the lines once in a while if you want to make your life a masterpiece. Laugh some every day. Keep growing, keep dreaming, keep following your heart. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Overemphasis of the competitive system and premature specialization on the ground of immediate usefulness kill the spirit on which all cultural life depends, specialized knowledge included.