Why will people go astray when they have this blessed Book to guide them?

A centre of excellence is, by definition, a place where second class people may perform first class work.

What a delight it is to think that you are quietly & philosophically at work in the pursuit of science... rather than fighting amongst the crowd of black passions & motives that seem now a days to urge men every where into action. What incredible scenes every where, what unworthy motives ruled for the moment, under high sounding phrases and at the last what disgusting revolutions.

What a weak, credulous, incredulous, unbelieving, superstitious, bold, frightened, what a ridiculous world ours is, as far as concerns the mind of man. How full of inconsistencies, contradictions and absurdities it is. I declare that taking the average of many minds that have recently come before me ... I should prefer the obedience, affections and instinct of a dog before it.

The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction.

The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly.

Nothing is ever too good to be true.