Post-Christian man is not the same as Pre-Christian man. He is as far removed as virgin is from widow: there is nothing in common except want of a spouse: but there is a great difference between a spouse-to-be and a spouse lost.

No doubt those who really founded modern science were usually those whose love of truth exceeded their love of power.

Jesus produced mainly three effects: hatred, terror, adoration. There was no trace of people expressing mild approval.

The idea which...shuts out the Second Coming from our minds, the idea of the world slowly ripening to perfection, is a myth, not a generalization from experience.

Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.

The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning.

There might be things more terrible even than losing someone you love by death.