How entirely does the Upanishad breathe throughout the holy spirit of the Vedas! How is every one who by a diligent study of its Persian Latin has become familiar with that incomparable book stirred by that spirit to the very depth of his Soul !

If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited.

...a genuine work of art, can never be false, nor can it be discredited through the lapse of time, for it does not present an opinion but the thing itself.

Materialism is the philosophy of the subject who forgets to take account of himself.

The greatest intellectual capacities are only found in connection with a vehement and passionate will.

A sense of humour is the only divine quality of man

Every hero is a Samson. The strong man succumbs to the intrigues of the weak and the many; and if in the end he loses all patience he crushes both them and himself.