I cannot but think that he who finds a certain proportion of pain and evil inseparably woven up in the life of the very worms, will bear his own share with more courage and submission.

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.

At the age of four, you were an artist. And at seven, you were a poet.

The hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor.

You can't work on 15 problems at the same time.

It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark, but $120 for an earthquake emergency kit just seems unreasonable.

You're not lonely when you're teaching, you're not quiet, you're laughing most of the time, you're having a wonderful time interacting with young people. It's the best fun in the world.

...I feel as though I made a face and the wind changed, and now I have to go through life grimacing in this horrible way.

You want a happy ending, but not such a ridiculous happy ending that it doesn't mean anything to anybody.

I was always athletic and I could do a lot of things

But I know I have a son who doesn't listen to anything I say and if he hears the same thing from someone else, sometimes it has a little more impact.

Loving-kindness is the better part of goodness. It lends grace to the sterner qualities of which this consists.