I am of opinion that there is nothing so beautiful but that there is something still more beautiful, of which this is the mere image and expression,--a something which can neither be perceived by the eyes, the ears, nor any of the senses; we comprehend it merely in the imagination.

The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the foolish.

Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.

As a philosopher, I have a right to ask for a rational explanation of religious faith.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.

The spirit is the true self.