Every child is in a way a genius; and every genius is in a way a child.

If we suspect that a man is lying, we should pretend to believe him; for then he becomes bold and assured, lies more vigorously, and is unmasked.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

There is one respect in which beasts show real wisdom... their quiet, placid enjoyment of the present moment.

Restlessness is the hallmark of existence.

Virtue is as little to be acquired by learning as genius; nay, the idea is barren, and is only to be employed as an instrument, in the same way as genius in respect to art. It would be as foolish to expect that our moral and ethical systems would turn out virtuous, noble, and holy beings, as that our aesthetic systems would produce poets, painters, and musicians.

There is something in us that is wiser than our head.