A grief without a pang, void, dark and drear, A drowsy, stifled, unimpassioned grief, Which finds no natural outlet or relief, In word, or sigh, or tear.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

If the weight comes from bacon you can so deduct it off the scale total to get your true weight. #science

The freedom of speech of private individuals includes the right to not agree, not to listen, and not to finance one's own antagonists.

I love anyone who breaks the rules, and musicians always break the rules - in an aggressive way.

Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know.

Strawberry fields forever

Religion is passionate, reckless, destructive, idol-smashing. It's a martyr burning at the stake. It's a crown of thorns and a cross.

My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. Because when you attain excellence, success just naturally follows.

It does not matter where you come from, if you walk toward the truth you will reach it, whatever path you take.

I made art a philosophy, and philosophy an art.

As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others.