"The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything."

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."

"The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards."

"Only men who are not interested in women are interested in women's clothes. Men who like women never notice what they wear."

"I tell you, hopeless grief is passionless; That only men incredulous of despair, Half-taught in anguish, through the midnight air Beat upward to God's throne in loud access Of shrieking and reproach."

"Brevity is the soul of wit."

"It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."

"We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low."