“The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head; it has no flesh or blood or refuse. It is the citadel of sense-perception.”

This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.

….shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.

In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.

But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.

Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? How many things, too, are looked up on as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?

Many dishes bring many diseases.

Chance is a second master.

The brain is the citadel of sense perception.

Men are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.

Human nature craves novelty.

Hope is a working-man’s dream.

Man alone at the very moment of his birth, cast naked upon the naked earth, does she abandon to cries and lamentations.

Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.

Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.

It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.

Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?

I am the donation to the foundation.

I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.

Beginning of all knowledge comes from humility.

Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies, But keep your fancy free.

There is not a command God gives to His children for which He does not provide the enablement for obedience.

Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.

You want to spend your millions on a worthless cause? Try donating it to the Democrats.

Giving back is the right thing to do, whether it’s donating clothing or even just a smile to someone who needs it.