A man who has once perceived, however temporarily and however briefly, what makes greatness of soul, can no longer be happy if he allows himself to be petty, self-seeking, troubled by trivial misfortunes, dreading what fate may have in store for him. The man capable of greatness of soul will open wide the windows of his mind, letting the winds blow freely upon it from every portion of the universe.

Through the greatness of the universe, which philosophy contemplates, the mind also is rendered great, and becomes capable of that union with the universe which constitutes its highest good.

If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also happy.

It is not my prayer and humility that you cause things to go as you wish, but by acquiring a knowledge of natural laws.

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.

The commonest objection to birth control is that it is against nature.

Although it is a gloomy view to suppose that life will die out, sometimes when I contemplate the things that people do with their lives I think it is almost a consolation