Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm.

My advice to any traveler who is traveling in order to learn would be: 'Fight tooth and nail to be permitted to travel in what is technically the least efficient way.'

Man's true end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him for ever.

Write regularly, day in and day out, at whatever times of day you find that you write best. Don't wait till you feel that you are in the mood. Write, whether you are feeling inclined to write or not.

The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land.

So-called racial characteristics are not really racial at all but are due to the historical experiences of the communities in question.

On this showing, the nature of the breakdowns of civilizations can be summed up in three points: a failure of creative power in the minority, an answering withdrawal of mimesis on the part of the majority, and a consequent loss of social unity in the society as a whole.