Those things which I am saying now may be obscure, yet they will be made clearer in their proper place.

To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.

Every light has its shadow, and every shadow hath a succeeding morning.

Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.

For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them.

The Universe, wrought for us by a supremely good and orderly Creator.

Nations are not ruined by one act of violence, but gradually and in an almost imperceptible manner by the depreciation of their circulating currency, through its excessive quantity.

Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe.

The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the size of the heavens.

Mathematics is written for mathematicians.

I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God.

I don't trust them but I'm learning to use them.

It's a pleasure to give advice, humiliating to need it, normal to ignore it.

The time will come when you will be forced to make a choice,” Hanalea said. “When that time comes, choose love.

When they talk about raising your taxes, I think raise the taxes on some of these countries that are taking advantage of the United States.

I can only express satisfaction that the Dear Leader is joining the likes of Gaddafi, Bin Laden, Hitler, and Stalin in a warm corner of hell.

If you've got a CD that's not working, just wipe it on your trousers, and if you're not wearing any trousers, put some on

Trotsky found out about him - Leon Trotsky - because A.J.[Muste] worked. He was an activist. And he organized the first sit-in strike in Toledo in a factory. And Trotsky was very impressed with that.

Running is the classical road to self-consciousness, self-awareness, and self-reliance.

As Hegel well knew, the ascent of reason has never followed a straight line.

The most sensible people to be met with in society are men of business and of the world, who argue from what they see and know, instead of spinning cobweb distinctions of what things ought to be.