The true way to render age vigorous is to prolong the youth of the mind.

Hypochondriacs squander large sums of time in search of nostrums by which they vainly hope they may get more time to squander.

There are two classes of men; those who are content to yield to circumstances and who play whist; those who aim to control circumstances, and who play Chess

Life and the Universe show spontaneity;Down with ridiculous notions of Deity!Churches and creeds are lost in the mists;Truth must be sought with the Positivists.

O, to bring back the great Homeric time, The simple manners and the deed sublime: When the wise Wanderer, often foiled by Fate, Through the long furrow drave the ploughshare straight.

Death a friend that alone can bring the peace his treasures cannot purchase, and remove the pain his physicians cannot cure.

There was an ape in the days that were earlier, Centuries passed and his hair became curlier; Centuries more gave a thumb to his wrist — Then he was a Man and a Positivist.

We all know that there is a reward for every labour as well as there is a reward for every game played and won. How committed you are in life determines your reward.

Jackass, jackass on the wall, where's the info on Hex Hall?

Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines -- it's hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits.

My beloved isn't dazzling light, Darkness is my beloved – The reason I'm so fond of her…

In travel, as in many other experiences in life, once is usually enough.

Science at its best is an open-minded method of inquiry, not a belief system.

Anything you want to do is possible; fear is not meant to prevent but to motivate your heart into the life you naturally think is improbable.

Faith embraces itself and the doubt about itself.

Wait for the wisest of all counselors, Time.

You get used to it when you feel like you're an artist.