Mediocrity has no greater consolation than in the thought that genius is not immortal.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

A mathematician is only perfect insofar as he is a perfect man, sensitive to the beauty of truth.

Fortunately, we can take in only so much misfortune; what exceeds that limit either destroys us or leaves us indifferent.

Know'st thou yesterday, its aim and reason? Work'st thou will today for worthier things? Then calmly wait the morrow's hidden season, And fear thou not, what hap soe'er it brings

Woman is mistress of the art of completely imbittering the life of the person on whom she depends.

The older I get the more I trust in the law according to which the rose and the lily bloom.