A moderated religion is as good for us as no religion at all—and more amusing.

Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.

In our own case we accept excuses too easily; in other people's, we do not accept them easily enough.

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.

Though we cannot experience our life as an endless present, we are eternal in God's eyes; that is, in our deepest reality.

An obligation to feel can freeze feelings.

Autumn is really the best of the seasons