Our business is not to solve problems beyond our mortal powers, but to see to it that our thoughts are not unworthy of the great theme.

If there be a skeptical star I was born under it. Yet I have lived all my days in complete astonishment.

There is more than a morsel of truth in the saying, "He who hates vice hates mankind."

Birth is the sudden opening of a window, through which you look out upon a stupendous prospect. For what has happened? A miracle. You have exchanged nothing for the possibility of everything.

Men ardently pursue truth, assuming it will be angels' bread when found.

The facts of the present won't sit still for a portrait. They are constantly vibrating, full of clutter and confusion.

Our desires attract supporting reasons as a magnet the iron fillings.