If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes.

The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.

Only one absolute certainty is possible to man, namely that at any given moment the feeling which he has exists.

The Bible has been the Magna Charta of the poor and of the oppressed.

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.

Life is too short to occupy oneself with the slaying of the slain more than once.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of childhood into maturity.

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation.

Every disappointment is a spiritual awakening.

It was haunted

Everything turns on grasping and expressing the True, not only as Substance, but equally as Subject.

Necessity may be mother of invention, but fun is the father.

Music is the melody whose text is the world.

Our language is the reflection of ourselves.

When both of you are beautiful, neither of you is beautiful. Together, as a couple, you're less than the sum of your parts.

Believe me, there exists no such dilemma as that in which a gentleman is placed when he is forced to reply to a blackguard.

Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.

It's fun to be blond, and it's almost difficult to remember how I used to look with my proper hair color.