Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion!

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.

When you are in love you know no fear or hatred. when you are fearful there is no possibility of love or hatred. And when there is hate, there is only hate.

Black is bountiful. White is witful. Both are beautiful.

I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person's soul.

Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats or violence. But many men who are not cowards are simply unprepared for the fact of human savagery.

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.

Broken people say awful things and do incredibly absurd things.

I like everything European. Even my GPS has a British accent - it's way less annoying than the American one.

Patriotism is idolatry of the self.

Or is it the mind state that's ill, creating crime rates to fill the new prisons the build

When you want to believe in something, you also have to believe in everything that's necessary for believing in it.