How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home.

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.

Glass antique! 'twixt thee and Nell Draw we here a parallel! She, like thee, was forced to bear All reflections, foul or fair. Thou art deep and bright within, Depths as bright belong'd to Gwynne; Thou art very frail as well, Frail as flesh is,--so was Nell.

... it is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness; to make us more aware of what we are, and therefore of what the universe in which we live really is. And since mathematics, in its own way, also performs this function, it is not only aesthetically charming but profoundly significant. It is an art, and a great art.

With the catching end the pleasures of the chase.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all doubt.

The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.

It is not 'seeing' the light that impacts one's life; it is never 'ceasing' to see the light that impresses one's life, spirit, heart and soul.

I hate the French because they are all slaves and wear wooden shoes.

My goal in life is to be the sort of person my dog thinks I am.

Those who give bad advice to the prudent, both lose their pains and are laughed to scorn.

Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.

Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world.

Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because their purposes are so concentrated in one direction that they have not had the leisure to glance around them.

Coincidence is logical.

My five-year-old daughter was asked by her teacher what her father does, and she replied, "Whatever my Mom tells him to.".

I know God won't give me anything I can't handle;I just wish he didn't trust me so much.

A psychiatrist is a fellow who asks you a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing.

It is sweeter far than flowing honey.