The humblest praise most, while cranks & malcontents praise least. Praise almost seems to be inner health made audible

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.

The salvation of a single soul is more important than the production or preservation of all the epics and tragedies in the world.

The hard sayings of our Lord are wholesome to those only who find them hard.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

You can't go against the grain of the universe and not expect to get splinters.