“It always seems impossible until it is done.”

“The play 's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king.”

“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”

“Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.”

“Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.”

“Man must live in contentment with the conditions of his time. He must not make himself the slave of any habit. He must eat a piece of stale bread with the same relish and enjoyment as the most sumptuous dinner. Contentment is real wealth. If one develops within himself the quality of contentment he will become independent. Contentment is the creator of happiness. When one is contented he does not care either for riches or poverty. He lives above the influence of them and is indifferent to them.”