Christ took hold of the work of the world's saving in a larger way than it is possible for us to do, and therefore the burden of His undertaking came upon Him in a heavier, wider, and more crushing way than it can come upon us; and therefore, while it overwhelmed Him in sorrow, our smaller mission and lighter task can with entire propriety leave us buoyant and gladsome.

Science has not solved difficulties, only shifted the points of difficulty.

Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

Any supreme insight is a metaphor.

Genius does not care much for a set of explicit regulations, but that does not mean that genius is lawless.

Curiosity is thought on its entering edge.

In a life which has meaning in it, past and future sustain each other.