Catch {a man} at the moment when he is really poor in spirit and smuggle into his mind the gratifying reflection, "By jove, I'm being humble," and almost immediately pride - pride at his own humility - will appear.

There was nothing medieval people liked better, or did better, than sorting out and tidying up. Of all our modern inventions I suspect that they would most have admired the card index.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose.

We might think that God wanted simply obedience to a set of rules: whereas He really wants people of a particular sort.

It is a very funny thing that the sleepier you are, the longer you take about getting to bed.

I never see why we should do anything unless it is either a duty or a pleasure! Life's short enough without filling up hours unnecessarily