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An unused life is an early death.

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He who moves not forward, goes backward.

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Superstition is the poetry of life.

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Nothing is more highly to be prized than the value of each day

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Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.

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Let mental culture go on advancing, let the natural sciences progress in even greater extent and depth, and the human mind widen itself as much as it ...more

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There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

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As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

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Nothing can be compared to the new life that the discovery of another country provides for a thoughtful person. Although I am still the same I believe...more

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Naturalists tell of a noble race of horses that instinctively open a vein with their teeth, when heated and exhausted by a long course, in order to br...more

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I could be living the best and happiest of lives if only I were not a fool.

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This is the highest wisdom that I own freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.

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On top of the world, or in the depths of despair.

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A clever man commits no minor blunders.

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Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.