The insidiousness of science lies in its claim to be not a subject, but a method.
One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy.
Run mad as often as you choose, but do not faint!
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
Her eye fell everywhere on lawns and plantations of the freshest green; and the trees, though not fully clothed, were in that delightful state when farther beauty is known to be at hand, and when, while much is actually given to the sight, more yet remains for the imagination.
You must be the best judge of your own happiness.
The apex of perfection in equestrian art is not an exhibition of a great deal of different airs and movements by the same horse, but rather the conservation of the horse's enjoyment, suppleness and finesse during the performance, which calls for comparison with the finest ballet, or performance of an orchestra, or seeing a play by Racine, so moving is the sight of perfectly unisoned movements.
His judgement demonstrates that one can be a genius and understand nothing of an art that is not one's own.
Don't lie if you don't have to.
The scientific observer of the realm of nature is in a sense naturally and inevitably disinterested. At least, nothing in the natural scene can arouse his bias. Furthermore, he stands completely outside of the natural so that his mind, whatever his limitations, approximates pure mind. The observer of the realm of history cannot be disinterested in the same way, for two reasons: first, he must look at history from some locus in history; secondly, he is to a certain degree engaged in its ideological conflicts.