Philosophical Sayings

It does not matter what people DO; it only matters what they BELIEVE.

Those who have loved are those that have found God.

I would rather face a loaded cannon than settle a disputed account or make a bargain.

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

If a tree dies, plant another in its place.

I avow myself the partisan of truth alone.

Music is the hidden arithmetical exercise of a mind unconscious that it is calculating.

Without atmosphere a painting is nothing.

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.

Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.

To conquer oneself is the first and greatest victory.

There is no room for cowards on this enterprise.

Fortune favors the bold.