There are few enough people with sufficient independence to see the weaknesses and follies of their contemporaries and remain themselves untouched by them.

Ever since childhood I have scorned the commonplace limits so often set upon human ambition. Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone; best both for the body and the mind

If God has created the world, his primary worry was certainly not to make its understanding easy for us

Genius is 1% talent and 99% percent hard work.

I agree with Schopenhauer that one of the most powerful motives that attracts people to science and art is the longing to escape from everyday life.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.

The pursuit of knowledge is more valuable than its possession.