There is a material advancement; we desire it. There is, also, a moral grandeur; we hold fast to it.

God has set his intentions in the flowers, in the dawn, in the spring, it is his will that we should love.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

God will bless you,' said he, 'you are an angel since you take care of the flowers.' 'No,' she replied. 'I am the devil, but that's all the same to me.

Science says the first word on everything, and the last word on nothing.

There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.

Reason is intelligence taking exercise. Imagination is intelligence with an erection.