The essential trait in the moral consciousness, is the control of some feeling or feelings by some other feeling or feelings.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

The society exists for the benefit of its members; not its members for the benefit of the society.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.

All Socialism involves slavery.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

This survival of the fittest implies multiplication of the fittest.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

Balance is the ability to be happy in the midst of the most chaotic or even boring or transient circumstance.

As beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an operating table.

On the other hand, the Prince had proved a much more effective teacher than Snape so far.

I'll fix it up with Mum and Dad, then I'll call you. I know how to use a fellytone now - " "A telephone, Ron," said Hermione. "Honestly, you should take Muggle Studies next year.

One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.

An ounce of algebra is worth a ton of verbal argument.

The totality of facts determines both what is the case, and also all that is not the case.

People do pretty ugly things to make themselves feel better, this I do know.

I think this [Gnomeo & Juliet] is the closest I ought to get to Shakespeare to be honest.

When I was in my late teens I was already interested in philosophy.