To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.