I think in order to move forward into the future, you need to know where you've been

To forgive and to be forgiven are the two points of holy magnificence and holy modesty; round these two centres the whole doctrine of largesse revolves.

Every contrition for sin is apt to encourage a not quite charitable wish that other people should exhibit a similar contrition.

"Nought usually comes at the beginning," Ralph said. "Not necessarily," said Sibyl. "It might come anywhere. Nought isn't a number at all. It's the opposite of number." Nancy looked up from the cards. "Got you, aunt," she said. "What about ten? Nought's a number there - it's part of ten." "Well, if you say that any mathematical arrangement of one and nought really makes ten - " Sibyl smiled. "Can it possibly be more than a way of representing ten?"

Play and pray; but on the whole do not pray when you are playing and do not play when you are praying.

Love was even more mathematical than poetry. It was the pure mathematics of the spirit.

You can have money piled to the ceiling but the size of your funeral is still going to depend on the weather.