Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves with facts.

I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, then that this universall Frame, is without a Minde. And therefore, God never wrought Miracle, to convince Atheisme, because his Ordinary Works Convince it. It is true, that a little Philosophy inclineth Mans Minde to Atheisme; But depth in Philosophy, bringeth Mens Mindes about to Religion.

If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted

Silence is the virtue of fools.

The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.

Some paint comes across directly onto the nervous system and other paint tells you the story in a long diatribe through the brain.

There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self.