Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses

Genius is one of the many forms of insanity.

Good sense travels on the well-worn paths; genius, never. And that is why the crowd, not altogether without reason, is so ready to treat great men as lunatics.

It is a sad mission to cut through and destroy with the scissors of analysis the delicate and iridescent veils with which our proud mediocrity clothes itself.

The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities

God and I both knew what it meant once; now God alone knows.

The ignorant man always adores what he cannot understand

Klopstock was questioned regarding the meaning of a passage in his poem. He replied, 'God and I both knew what it meant once; now God alone knows.'

The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities.

In the river swam the gleaming fish, which were meant for water, just as humankind is meant for love.

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Every day is an opportunity to fall or hurt yourself.

Unfortunately, the average guy on the street believes that studying evolution leads to atheism.

Any situation was better faced with an empty bladder, a clean body, and a lack of morning breath.

That's typically what writers do; we just sit around complaining most of the time. And the better things are going, the more they complain.

As I've mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy is the lesson he taught his sons. He brought us together and said, 'The measure of a man is how well he provides for his children.

Don't be ashamed to celebrate victories that may seem small to others. Only you and God know what they really cost.

I love seeing tattoos on 60-year-olds who have had them for 40 years.