The human intellect is the great truth-organ; realities, as they exist, are the subjects of its study; and knowledge is the result of its acquaintance with the things which it investigates.
In solitude all great things are born.
We hail science as man's truest friend and noblest helper.
Heaven alone, not earth, is destined to witness the repose of faith.
Genuine and innocent wit is surely the very flavor of the mind.
The gifts of genius are far greater than the givers themselves venture to suppose.