In all times it is only individuals that have advanced science, not the age.

The brilliant passes, like the dew at morn; The true endures, for ages yet unborn.

The greater part of all the mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims.

It matters little whether a man be mathematically or philologically or artistically cultivated, so he be but cultivated.

One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is the intermixing of different genres.

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.

Seize this very minute. What you can do or dream you can do, begin it. Begin it and the work will be completed