Nature is probably quite indifferent to the aesthetic preferences of mathematicians.

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.

If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

There are no whole truths: All truths are half-truths.

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge.

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

...the self-satisfied dogmatism with which mankind at each period of its history cherishes the delusion of the finality of existing modes of knowledge.

Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.

Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life.

The ultimate altruism is nothing but the sacrifice of one’s self for the benefit of others. Love yourself but never forget to be altruistic to others in need.

Change takes time self-discipline, resilience and calmness of mind.

He got why Eleanor tried so hard to look different. Sort of. It was because she was different - because she wasn't afraid to be.

The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.

Everybody has his own interpretation of a painting he sees.

No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time.

The self-righteous never apologize.

From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog.

A coward cannot have any prayer answered.

No matter how much you try to pretend and force yourself and maybe fight against love and try to forget or be oblivious to it, there's no way to fight it. I think when it's there, it's there.