"Death is the great hope of all life the desire to expend itself to be used and consumed by its own longing for itself."

"It is better to have a fair intellect that is well used than a powerful one that is idle."

"An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things."

"Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of reason and conception rather than filling it with the accumulated misconceptions of the past."

"I trust myself. You need that to survive."

"A visionary sees the unseen and knows the canvas of tomorrow is painted with the actions of today."

"I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope."

"Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions."