"In historical events great men-so-called-are but labels serving to give a name to the event, and like labels, they have but the smallest connection with the event itself."

"Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that. Stop him at once to work, and you will be surprised how soon it gets rusty."

"It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge that matters."

"To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people cannot eat it."

"The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over."