When two men quarrel, who owns the cooler head is the more to blame.

Some books seem to have been written, not to teach us anything, but to let us know that the author has known something.

Night is the other half of life, and the better half.

He who has art and science also has religion, but those who do not have them better have religion.

Say what you will of fortitude, but show me the man who can patiently endure the laughter of fools when they have obtained an advantage over him. 'Tis only when their nonsense is without foundation that one can suffer it without complaint.

One ought, everyday, to hear a song, read a fine poem, and, if possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

Whatever Nature undertakes, she can only accomplish it in a sequence. She never makes a leap.