In each person I catch the fleeting suggestion of something beautiful and swear eternal friendship with that.

...science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common-sense rounded out and minutely articulated. It is therefore as much an instinctive product, as much a stepping forth of human courage in the dark, as is any inevitable dream or impulsive action.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

People are usually more firmly convinced that their opinions are precious than that they are true.

In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

The diseases which destroy a man are no less natural than the instincts which preserve him.

Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace.