On entering a temple we assume all signs of reverence. How much more reverent then should we be before the heavenly bodies, the stars, the very nature of God!

In my own time there have been inventions of this sort, transparent windows tubes for diffusing warmth equally through all parts of a building short-hand, which has been carried to such a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the inventing of such things is drudgery for the lowest slaves; philosophy lies deeper. It is not her office to teach men how to use their hands. The object of her lessons is to form the soul.

A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus keeps his height, even if he stands in a well.

Take away ambition and vanity, and where will be your heroes and patriots?

Life without literary studies is death.

The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.

Whenever the speech is corrupted so is the mind.