The religious need of the human mind remains alive, never more so, but it demands a teaching which can be understood. Slowly an apprehension of the intimate, usable power of God is growing among us, and a growing recognition of the only worth-while application of that power-in the improvement of the world.

all social relations exist and grow in the human mind. That one despot can rule over a million other men rests absolutely on their state of mind. They believe that he does; let them change their minds, and he does not.

A family unity which is only bound together with a table-cloth is of questionable value.

It will be a great thing for the human soul when it finally stops worshipping backwards.

Through it [literature] we know the past, govern the present, and influence the future.

Eternity is not something that begins after you are dead. It is going on all the time.

I was climbing up a mountain-path With many things to do, Important business of my own, And other people's too, When I ran against a Prejudice That quite cut off the view.