Those who make use of devotion as a means and end generally are hypocrites.

The most damaging prejudice consists of banning any kind of investigation of nature.

Impotent hatred is the most horrible of all emotions; one should hate nobody whom one cannot destroy.

If you are convinced of a matter, you must take sides or you don't deserve to succeed.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

What men usually say of misfortunes, that they never come alone, may with equal truth be said of good fortune; nay, of other circumstances which gather round us in a harmonious way, whether it arise from a kind of fatality, or that man has the power of attracting to himself things that are mutually related.