A concept is stronger than a fact.

The softest, freest, most pliable and changeful living substance is the brain-the hardest and most iron-bound as well.

If only religion could be brought to take an interest in this earthly future, what a help it would be! ... Think of the appeal to the less spiritual of us, to those who never did get enthusiastic about eternity, or care so tenderly about their own souls, yet who could rise to the thought of improving this world for the children they love, and their children after them.

(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind

Exciting literature after supper is not the best digestive.

But reason has no power against feeling, and feeling older than history is no light matter.

Fine blunderers in ethics we are, so generally conveying to children the basic impression that pleasantness must be wrong, and right doing unpleasant!