The foundation of reverence is this perception, that the present holds within itself the complete sum of existence, backwards and forwards, that whole amplitude of time, which is eternity.

The worship of God is not a rule of safety - it is an adventure of the spirit, a flight after the unattainable.

Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern.

The factor in human life provocative of a noble discontent is the gradual emergence of a sense of criticism, founded upon appreciation of beauty, and of intellectual distinction, and of duty.

A man really writes for an audience of about ten persons. Of course if others like it, that is clear gain. But if those ten are satisfied, he is content.

From the moment of birth we are immersed in action, and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.

Some of the finest moral intuitions come to quite humble people. The visiting of lofty ideas doesn't depend on formal schooling.