One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions.
The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
History had a slow pulse; man counted in years, history in generations
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. Boredom sets into boring minds. The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
Honor is decency without vanity.