Every situation--nay, every moment--is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.

Our foibles are really what make us lovable.

Who strives always to the utmost, him can we save.

Everything in science depends on what one calls an aperçu, on becoming aware of what is at the bottom of the phenomena. Such becoming aware is infinitely fertile.

The soul is indestructible and its activity will continue through eternity. It is like the sun, which, to our eyes, seems to set at night; but it has in reality only gone to diffuse its light elsewhere.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.