I have been interested in phenomena involving complexity, diversity and evolution since I was a young boy.
The greatest art is philosophy.
The world can never be in the state of right order, strong government, and good influence unless London is truly and literally established as its capital.
The world exists to let Man philosophize.
The pearl whose possession separates man from beast, the pearl which is the rarest find - the best among virtues - is forgiveness.
The worst mockery God can make of a moralist is that He compels him to be a solipsist.
An idealistic lover is a blind lover, and therefore a true lover; a pragmatic lover is a sighted lover, and therefore a false lover.
If socialists mean that under extraordinary circumstances, for urgent cases, the State should set aside some resources to assist certain unfortunate people, to help them adjust to changing conditions, we will, of course, agree. This is done now; we desire that it be done better. There is however, a point on this road that must not be passed; it is the point where governmental foresight would step in to replace individual foresight and thus destroy it.
Everyone is trying to do something that hasn't been done and that's a really good thing. You can only do so much with a story and some scripts don't give you the opportunities and other scripts do give you the opportunities to do things that haven't been done before.
Happiness is indeed a Eurydice, vanishing as soon as gazed upon. It can exist only in acceptance, and succumbs as soon as it is laid claim to.
What nature wants, commodious gold bestows; 'Tis thus we cut the bread another sows.