The mystery lies in the irrationality by which you make appearance - if it is not irrational, you make illustration.

The cause and root of nearly all evils in the sciences is this-that while we falsely admire and extol the powers of the human mind we neglect to seek for its true helps.

Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

But the best demonstration by far is experience, if it go not beyond the actual experiment.

The noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men, which have sought to express the images of their minds where those of their bodies have failed.

Always let losers have their words.