Superstition belongs to the essence of mankind and takes refuge, when one thinks one has suppressed it completely, in the strangest nooks and crannies; once it is safely ensconced there, it suddenly reappears.

If you wish to advance into the infinite, explore the finite in all directions.

What we do not understand we do not possess.

Love grants in a moment what toil can hardly acheive in an age.

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.

It is a maxim of wise government to treat people not as they should be but as they actually are.

When young, one is confident to be able to build palaces for mankind, but when the time comes one has one's hands full just to be able to remove their trash.