To know, to esteem, to love,-and then to part, Makes up life's tale to many a feeling heart.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.

The rest of it - and perhaps the best of it - is a permission slip: you can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will.

Humiliation is the only ladder to honoring God's Kingdom.

The moment you feel joy, the moment you laugh and change your perception, you change your immunity, your body chemistry, and your whole well-being.

It takes a sour woman to make a good pickle.

Look at the language. If a scientist delivers the simple, unconditional, absolutely certain statements that politicians and journalists want, he is talking as an activist, not a scientist.

Swimming is good for you, especially if you're drowning. Not only do you get a cardiovascular workout but also you don't die.

She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the best but to treat it as part of daily life.

I believed that once we got to the Moon, there was no stopping us. But in fact, we did stop.

There is nothing that you cannot do.