There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.

We count the courtesies accorded us by unpopular people as offenses.

We are in the greatest danger of being run over when we have just gotten out of the way of a carriage.

As a result, nature is something entirely different from what comes to mind when we invoke its name.

Fathers and sons are much more considerate of one another than mothers and daughters.

We ought to face our destiny with courage.

Science offends the modesty of all real women. It makes them feel as though it were an attempt to peek under their skin--or, worseyet, under their dress and ornamentation!