'Oh, poor, poor fellow!' said Mrs. Elliot with a remorse that was sincere, though her congratulations would not have been.

Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownership.

How do I know what I have to say wntil I see what I have said?

But why I cry out against Rubens is because he painted undressed people instead of naked ones.

Riposte of "that old lady in the anecdote who was accused by her nieces of being illogical," Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish! How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

You want to love everyone equally, and that's worse than impossible--it's wrong.

Love is a great force in private life; it is indeed the greatest of all things; but love in public affairs does not work.