The longest way round is the shortest way home. (Quoting Alexander MacLaren, The Wearied Christ and Other Sermons)

But probably every age gets, within certain limits, the science it deserves.

Believe in God like you believe in the sunrise. Not because you can see it, but because you can see all it touches.

He's wild, you know. Not like a tame lion.

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.

And that's why, when they want to get rid of anyone, they usually bring him down here (like they were doing with me) and say they'll leave him to the ghosts. But I always wondered if they didn't really drown 'em or cut their throats. I never quite believed in the ghosts. But those two cowards you've just shot believed all right. They were more scared of taking me to my death than I was of going.

We must learn by experience to avoid either trains of thought or social situations which for us (not necessarily for everyone) lead to temptations. Like motoring-don't wait till the last moment before you put on the brakes but put them on, gently and quietly, while the danger is still a good way off.