For the things of this world cannot be made known without a... - Francis Bacon

"Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse."

"God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation."

"If in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics."

"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."

"Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted ...but to weigh and consider."