Lord, teach us to take our hearts and look them in the face, however difficult it may be.

For the sole true end of education is simply this: to teach men how to learn for themselves; and whatever instruction fails to do this is effort spent in vain.

It is impossible for human nature to believe that money is not there. It seems so much more likely that the money is there and only needs bawling for.

How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.

Why? Oh, well - I thought you'd be rather an attractive person to marry. That's all. I mean, I sort of took a fancy to you. I can't tell you why. There's no rule about it, you know.

Very dangerous things, theories.

the truth and value of a theory does not depend on the number of people who are interested in it - otherwise you might compare the number of people who follow the predictions of astrologers in the daily press with those who attend lectures by Einstein, and conclude that astrology was more valuable and true than physics.