It is not enough that a man has clearness of vision, and reliance on sincerity, he must also have the art of expression, or he will remain obscure.

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

Science is the systematic classification of experience.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.

No man ever made a great discovery without the exercise of the imagination.

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.

To write much, and to write rapidly, are empty boasts. The world desires to know what you have done, and not how you did it.

Good writers are of necessity rare.

Too often our intellect gets in the way of our hearts thereby blocking what instinctually can be drawn to us bringing happiness

In the difficult moments believe in yourself.Believe that you are whole, perfect, powerful, and blessed.

This is the first fall that I haven't gone to school. Maybe that's why I feel weird all the time.

Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like.

Hope doesn't come from calculating whether the good news is winning out over the bad. Its simply a choice to take action.

Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.

The usual way - a little wine, a little dinner.

Evil isn't a cosmological riddle, only just selfish human behavior.

American Muse, whose strong and diverse heart So many men have tried to understand But only made it smaller with their art, Because you are as various as your land.

We are so quick to tweet, Facebook, and Instagram but we treat prayer with a sense of delay?