Religion is, in fact, the dominion of the soul; it is the hope, the anchor of safety, the deliverance from evil. What a service has Christianity rendered to humanity!

Chess is too difficult to be a game and not serious enough to be a science or an art.

Equality should be the chief basis of the education of youth.

Lead the ideas of your time and they will accompany and support you; fall behind them and they drag you along with them; oppose them and they will overwhelm you.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

Give me a man with a good allowance of nose,... when I want any good head-work done I choose a man - provided his education has been suitable - with a long nose.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.