Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.
Truth is the property of no individual, but is the treasure of all men.
The imagination is not a talent of some men but is the health of every man.
Science does not know its debt to imagination.
Our knowledge is the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds.
Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy.
Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.
Every artist was first an amateur.
Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.
A good symbol is the best argument, and is a missionary to persuade thousands.
