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.

When you are not feeling particularly friendly but know you ought to be, the best thing you can do, very often, is to put on a friendly manner and behave as if you were a nicer person than you actually are. And in a few minutes, as we have all noticed, you will be really feeling friendlier than you were.

Prayer does not change God; it changes me.

The return from the walk, and the arrival of tea, should be exactly coincident, and not later than a quarter past four.

Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning.

Man is to be understood only in his relationship to God.

One of the dangers of having a lot of money is that you may be quite satisfied with the kinds of happiness money can give and so fail to realize your need for God. If everything seems to come simply by signing checks, you may forget that you are at every moment totally dependent on God.