It is always understood as an expression of condemnation when anything in Literature or Art is said to be done for effect; and yet to produce an effect is the aim and end of both.

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

Science is the systematic classification of experience.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.

No man ever made a great discovery without the exercise of the imagination.

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.

To write much, and to write rapidly, are empty boasts. The world desires to know what you have done, and not how you did it.

Good writers are of necessity rare.

A positive mindset is the key to positive lifestyle.

The ripe apple falls, it doesn't know what else to do.

He gives me the impression of being a spoilt child.(on Liszt)

I did not take off our clothes, and did not enter you, and did not touch you. However, we practice love.

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for the day.

Never work with kids or animals.

It takes me 10 minutes to get ready to go out, and that includes the shower.

The price works so well, so efficiently, that we are not aware of it most of the time.

I just felt the power and the meanness of the man I was messing with.

I think it creates so many more opportunities and pitfalls in that you are treading on fresh snow, so you're in a new place.