When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work.

The power of association is stronger than the power of beauty; therefore, the power of association is the power of beauty.

The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion, all in one.

Science has to do with facts, art with phenomena. To science, phenomena are of use only as they lead to facts; and to art, facts are of use only as they lead to phenomena.

Better a child should be ignorant of a thousand truths than have consecrated in its heart a single lie.

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.

All of one's life is music, if one touches the notes rightly, and in time.