Let man be true and every god a liar.

The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit of the doubt.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence.

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.