Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain.

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

I'm an expert at finding out secrets, but keeping them- especially a secret of this magnitude - is something else.

If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students?

When you have civilized men fighting savages, you support the civilized men, no matter who they are.

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary error is often more earnest than truth.

If you're a person who says yes most of the time, you'll find yourself in the hotel business and the restaurant business.

A small revenge is more human than no revenge at all.

Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.

His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.

Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough

The Graces sought some holy ground, Whose sight should ever please; And in their search the soul they found Of Aristophanes.