All Quotes

Frequently, I have been asked if an experiment I have planned is pure or applied research; to me, it is more important to know if the experiment will yield new and probably enduring knowledge about nature. ”

Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit. ”

My purpose is to inspire people of all walks of life to discover the virtue inherent within them and to bring forth that virtue in their daily lives. ”

I don't flatter myself with much dependence upon the present disposition of the Eastern Indians, who are many ways liable to be drawn into a rupture with us by the artifices of the French, their own weakness and the influence which the French Missionary Priests have over them. ”

Images adorn our inner life and carry great power there. ”

The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the moment you receive them. Then the warmth of friendship, and the intelligence received, most forcibly cooperate. ”

Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it. ”

Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money. ”

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed. ”

The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one. ”