“Our only consolation, as we feel our strength failing us, is to feel that we may help those who come after us to do more and to do better than ourselves.”

Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.

Inspiration is the impact of a fact on a well-prepared mind.

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

The greatest disorder of the mind is to let will direct it.

Fortune favors the prepared mind.

Life comes only from life.

Question your priorities often, make sure God always comes first.

The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator.

A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.

Oh my goodness the mystery that has prompted my objective. My quality lies exclusively in my tirelessness.

Live in the serene peace of laboratories and libraries.

The role of the infinitely small in nature is infinitely great.

The flavor of wine is like delicate poetry.

The idea of God is a form of the idea of the Infinite.

The greatest malfunction of spirit is to believe things.

When one works and imagines and dreams of nothing else than the search for answers that God has posed, it is difficult to be so still.

Good luck and believe me, dearest Doc – it’s better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear.

Fail, fail again, fail better.

When God forgave me, I figured I’d better do it too.

Death is an ascension to a better library.

Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.

Things are always better in the morning.

My doctor told me I shouldn’t work out until I’m in better shape. I told him, ‘All right; don’t send me a bill until I pay you.’

As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don’t think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, ‘I’m probably no better than you, but I’m certainly your equal.