Mathematicians do not write for the circulating library.

The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse.

The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.

Remember that every drop of rain that falls bears into the bosom of the earth a quality of beautiful fertility.

Ideas are forces; our acceptance of one determines our reception of others.

Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.

Character is built out of circumstances. From exactly the same materials, one man builds palaces, while another builds hovels.