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.

I have always noticed that deeply and truly religious persons are fond of a joke, and I am suspicious of those who aren't.

After you understand about the sun and the stars and the rotation of the earth, you may still miss the radiance of the sunset.

The vigor of civilized societies is preserved by the widespread sense that high aims are worth-while.

The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals.

A man really writes for an audience of about ten persons. Of course if others like it, that is clear gain. But if those ten are satisfied, he is content.

The purpose of education is not to fill a vessel but to kindle a flame.