Every philosophical thinker hails it [The Origin of Species] as a veritable Whitworth gun in the armoury of liberalism.

The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.

Only one absolute certainty is possible to man, namely that at any given moment the feeling which he has exists.

The Bible has been the Magna Charta of the poor and of the oppressed.

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.

Life is too short to occupy oneself with the slaying of the slain more than once.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of childhood into maturity.

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation.

I'm not senile, " I snapped. "If I burn the house down it will be on purpose.

Getting drunk with success and sick with ambition only leads to one route destruction!

Don’t speak of action [effect]. Don’t serve the action [effect]. It is a result. But serve the causes [do the causes]. Nothing will be achieved unless you serve the cause.

I have come to think that's where Heaven is, a place in the memories of other where our best selves live

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.

There, by the starlit fences The wanderer halts and hears My soul that lingers sighing About the glimmering weirs.

All that philosophers have handled for millennia has been conceptual mummies; nothing actual has ever escaped from their hands alive.

Being at odds with policies is nothing new to me.

Suffering is a product of limited knowledge.

Americans try to talk about positive family values, although the actual state of things is disastrous.