I ... must continue to strive for more knowledge and more power, though the new knowledge always contradicts the old and the new power is the destruction of the fools who misuse it.

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

A great social reformer.

The test of good education is seeing how it behaves in a fight.

The greatest thing in life is to die young - but delay it as long as possible.

Being hurt by someone you truly care about leaves a hole in you heart that only love can fill.

Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it.