Those only can thoroughly feel the meaning of death who know what is perfect love.

Everybody liked better to conjecture how the thing was, than simply to know it; for conjecture soon became more confident than knowledge, and had a more liberal allowance for the incompatible.

Power of generalizing gives men so much the superiority in mistake over the dumb animals.

It is well known to all experienced minds that our firmest convictions are often dependent on subtle impressions for which words are quite too coarse a medium.

If Art does not enlarge men's sympathies, it does nothing morally.

Jews are not fit for Heaven, but on earth they are most useful.

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.