The intensity of vision in the artist and of vividness in his creations are the sole tests of his imaginative power.

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.

the more you stared up crap the more it's going to smell (/)

If you put forth a small amount of effort, you just might find your next best friend for life is of a different race than your own.

There's still a lot of people out there who think the only good shark is a dead shark.

A Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but a man who is enabled to repent.

Human beings are always going to find interesting ways of making a mess of their lives. It's human nature.

The arts are not frosting but baking soda.

Men are lead by trifles.

To me there is nothing more sacred than love and laughter, and there is nothing more prayerful than playfulness.

Women can spin very well; but they cannot make a good book of cookery.

Copying isn’t particularly creative work. Being inspired by someone else’s idea to produce something new and different IS creative work.