In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

Science is but an image of the truth.

People prefer to believe what they want to be true.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

Always let losers have their words.

The lame man who keeps the right road outstrips the runner who takes the wrong one.

A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.

In one and the same fire, clay grows hard and wax melts.

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.

Money is a great servant but a bad master.

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.

It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.

All of our actions take their hue from the complexion of the heart, as landscapes their variety from light.

Wonder is the seed of knowledge

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

I usually accept bribes from both sides so that tainted money can never influence my decision.

If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted

I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.