Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience.

Vedanta is the most impressive metaphysics the human mind has conceived.

From the very beginning of his education, the child should experience the joy of discovery.

The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals.

The defense of morals is the battle-cry which best rallies stupidity against change.

Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. "Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity is the mother of futile dodges" is much closer to the truth. The basis of growth of modern invention is science, and science is almost wholly the outgrowth of pleasurable intellectual curiosity.

Vigorous societies harbor a certain extravagance of objectives, so that men wander beyond the safe provision of personal gratifications.