Religion is the reaction of human nature to its search for God.

There will be some fundamental assumptions which adherents of all the variant systems within the epoch unconsciously presuppose. Such assumptions appear so obvious that people do not know what they are assuming because no other way of putting things has ever occurred to them. With these assumptions a certain limited number of types of philosophic systems are possible, and this group of systems constitutes the philosophy of the epoch.

We think in generalities, but we live in detail.

A great society is a society in which its men of business think greatly of their functions.

By relieving the brain of all unnecessary work, a good notation sets it free to concentrate on more advanced problems, and in effect increases the mental power of the race.

The vigor of civilized societies is preserved by the widespread sense that high aims are worth-while.

The preternatural solemnity of a good many of the professionally religious is to me a point against them.