A diamond is just a lump of coal that stuck to its job.

The earth is moved from its position by the weight of a tiny bird resting upon it.

He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.

The moment is timeless.

We may call painting the grandchild of nature.

O neglectful Nature, wherefore art thou thus partial, becoming to some of thy children a tender and benignant mother, to others a most cruel and ruthless stepmother? I see thy children given into slavery to others without ever receiving any benefit, and in lieu of any reward for the services they have done for them they are repaid by the severest punishments.

The men of experiment are like the ant; they only collect and use. But the bee...gathers its materials from the flowers of the garden and of the field, but transforms and digests it by a power of its own.