The difficulty is old, but none the less real. An omnipotent being who created a world containing evil not due to sin must Himself be at least partially evil.

Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. It has nothing to do with the relation of the soul to God, or with mystic insight, or with any of the matters with which the more elevated and spiritual moralists are concerned.

Nothing of importance is ever achieved without discipline. I feel myself sometimes not wholly in sympathy with some modern educational theorists, because I think that they underestimate the part that discipline plays. But the discipline you have in your life should be one determined by your own desires and your own needs, not put upon you by society or authority.

Religions which have any very strong hold over men's actions have generally some instinctive basis.

War can only be abolished by the establishment of a world government.

People who are vigorous and brutal often find war enjoyable.

Curious learning not only makes unpleasant things less unpleasant but also makes pleasant things more pleasant.