In a certain sense, everything is everywhere at all times. For every location involves an aspect of itself in every other location. Thus every spatio-temporal standpoint mirrors the world

Apart from God every activity is merely a passing whiff of insignificance.

Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise

Art heightens the sense of humanity. It gives an elation to feeling which is supernatural...A million sunsets will not spur us on towards civilization. It requires Art to evoke into consciousness the finite perfections which lie ready for human achievement.

Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame; obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed.

Dogmatism is the anti-Christ of learning.

It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious.