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

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.

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.

Literature is at once the cause and the effect of social progress.

Never think about the mistakes you made. Think about the mistakes you will make.

Fire walking is an act of faith. I don't know why it works. I don't know why people don't die doing it. I found it very exhilarating.

Hey @giseleofficial, I feel ya girl. #kidding #fakebaby #soymilk #shameless.

You know, an iPhone is fashion everything is fashion.

Today is a day for sober and mature reflection, not glee. Mindless celebration is both spiritually inappropriate and politically naive.

Morality did not keep well; it required stable conditions; it was costly; it was subject to variations, and the market for it was uncertain.

If I have courage, it is because I have faith in the knowledge of my ancestors.

Is it not enough that we are torn from our country and friends, to toil for your luxury and lust of gain? Must every tender feeling be likewise sacrificed to your avarice?

The only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.

Living the dream is simply a form of living out your passion, of making that passion gradually, through persistence and effort, a central part of your life.