Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

Life is a predicament which precedes death.

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance... and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

"Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there."

"There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can"

“What I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children — all of our children — a better world. Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.” 

“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled.” 

“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.” 

“Only when man's life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that man fortunate.” 

“No mortal can complete his life unharmed and unpunished throughout--ah ah! Some troubles are here now, some will come later." Chorus, Aeschylus' "Eumenides" from the Oresteia” 

“Neither the life of anarchy nor the life enslaved by tyrants, no, worship neither. Strike the balance all in all and god will give you power.” 

“Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.” 

“For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one's life.” 

“When a liberal is abused, he says, ‘Thank God they didn’t beat me.’ When he is beaten, he thanks God they didn’t kill him. When he is killed, he will thank God that his immortal soul has been delivered from its mortal clay.” 

All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child. 

I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy. 

 Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. 

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

It can be easily understood that there was no place in our life for worldly relations. 

There is no connection between my scientific work and the facts of private life.

“If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.”