There is no greater mistake than the hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they are badly argued.

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.

Give up your thirst for books, so that you do not die a grouch.

It takes dedicated parents to produce consecrated children.

For the first time I realized I could be more than a crawling little pile of bones and flesh in a onesie.

When two evil guys fight in a duel, the worst of both will be the winner.

People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.

It is critical vision alone which can mitigate the unimpeded operation of the automatic.

I don't have to work, really, but I do enjoy working, and I do enjoy getting paid.

The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as by those they receive.

Whenever our interior life becomes caught up in its own interests and concerns, there is no longer room for others, no place for the poor.

The effect of violent dislike between groups has always created an indifference to the welfare and honor of the state.