Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

The most wonderful inspirations die with their subject, if he has no hand to paint them to the senses.

I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.

I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful - an endless prospect of magic and wonder.

I have observed in foolish awe The dateless mid-days of the law And seen indifferent justice done By everyone on everyone.

Even if we were not sinful by nature, the sin of having private property would suffice to condemn us before God; for that which he gives us freely, we appropriate to ourselves.

My sense is, I think it's okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career.

But I think sometimes a person has to be forced underwater to see if they're going to drown or swim.

A fit of laughter, which has been indulged to excess, almost always produces a violent reaction.

I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.