The man was such an intellectual he was of almost no use.

First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again - and, moreover, give reasons why we believe.

A man of spirit must not think of the word difficulty as so much as existing. Away with it!

If there were only turnips and potatoes in the world, someone would complain that plants grow the wrong way.

Never undertake anything unless you have the heart to ask Heaven's blessing on your undertaking.

It is astonishing how much the word infinitely is misused: everything is infinitely more beautiful, infinitely better, etc. The concept must have something pleasing about it, or its misuse could not have become so general.

Rational free spirits are the light brigade who go on ahead and reconnoiter the ground which the heavy brigade of the orthodox will eventually occupy.