Shut your mouth; open your eyes and ears.

Hope is one of the Theological virtues. This means that a continual looking forward to the eternal world is not (as some modern people think) a form of escapism or wishful thinking, but one of the things a Christian is meant to do. It does not mean that we are to leave the present world as it is. If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next.

Gratitude exclaims, very properly, 'How good of God to give me this.'

The world is so much larger than I thought. I thought we went along paths--but it seems there are no paths. The going itself is the path.

Above all, do not attempt to use science (I mean, the real sciences) as a defence against Christianity. They will positively encourage him to think about realities he can’t touch and see.

But however happy you are feeling, you can't talk with your mouth full of snow.

In justifying cruelty to animals we put ourselves also on the animal level. We choose the jungle and must abide by our choice.