“A life without investigation is not worth living.”

The first and best victory is to conquer self.

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

Man is a being in search of meaning.

Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.

Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.

If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.

Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.

But Above all things truth beareth away the victory.

We are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we’re looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven’t found it.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.

The wise do not investigate such silliness.

When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier.

That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation.

All investigations of Time, however sophisticated or abstract, have at their true base the human fear of mortality.

I don’t believe in conspiracy theories. I’m just a cold-blooded investigator.

I am fascinated by crime scene investigating. I swear, I wish I was a crime scene investigator sometimes!

Those who love wisdom must investigate many things.