Wit has its place in debate; in controversy it is a legitimate weapon, offensive and defensive.

There is no college for the conscience.

Science, also, is most largely indebted to these beauty-loving Greeks, for truth is one form of loveliness.

You may not, cannot, appropriate beauty. It is the wealth of the eye, and a cat may gaze upon a king.

Truth never yet fell dead in the streets; it has such affinity with the soul of man, the seed however broadcast will catch somewhere and produce its hundredfold.

Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock.

I ask no risen dust to teach me immortality; I am conscious of eternal life.