A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the center of each and every town or city.

We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.

Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.

The great end of being is to harmonize man with the order of things, and the church has been a good pitch-pipe, and may be so still.

With all humility, I think, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might." Infinitely more important than the vain attempt to love one's neighbor as one's self. If you want to hit a bird on the wing you must have all your will in focus, you must not be thinking about yourself, and equally, you must not be thinking about your neighbor; you must be living with your eye on that bird. Every achievement is a bird on the wing.

Anytime you see a Hungarian, kick him. He'll know why. Any two philosophers can tell each other all they know in two hours.