The spirit needs several sorts of food of which knowledge is only one.

The actual flower is the plant's highest fulfilment, and are not here exclusively for herbaria, county floras and plant geography: they are here first of all for delight.

Imaginary evils soon become real one by indulging our reflections on them.

The beginning and almost the end of all good law is that everyone shall work for their bread and receive good bread for their work.

It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that's all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot - it can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.

The last act crowns the play.

Milton saw not, and Beethoven heard not, but the sense of beauty was upon them, and they fain must speak.