“Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.”

“It is not what he has, nor even what he does, which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.”

“all appears to change when we change”

“Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary line and adding to one's liberty.”

“Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.”

“I begin to realize that my memory is a great catacomb, and that below my actual standing-ground there is layer after layer of historical ashes. Is the life of mind something like that of great tree...”

“I've been thinking of something your father said - that the true measure of love is what one is willing to give up for it. He was talking about freedom - fighting for liberty. But I believe 'tis th...”

“Those of us who are most genuinely repelled by war and violence are also those who are most likely to decide that some things, after all, are worth fighting for.”

“Was it permitted to believe that there was nowhere upon the earth, or above the earth, a heaven for hogs, where they were requited for all this suffering? Each one of these hogs was a separate crea...”