The tendency of an advanced civilization is in truth monarchy.
Sir, I shall not defeat you - I shall transcend you.
I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with comprehension.
What art was to the ancient world, Science is to the modern; the distinctive faculty. In the minds of men, the useful has succeeded to the beautiful.
Beauty can inspire miracles.
Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.