“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...”

“When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.”

“If I discover within myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”

“sex is the consolation you have when you can't have love”

“If it is worthy doing, it worth doing so well.”

“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”

“Our higher duty is to fear God.”

“Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.”

“As time and space are bent by gravity, so too is truth bent by power.”

“What a curious power words have.”