Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed.

Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed.

Uncertainty is the prerequisite to gaining knowledge and frequently the result as well.

The temper of mind that sees tragedy in life has not for its opposite the temper that sees joy. The opposite pole to the tragic view of life is the sordid view.

To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful and delightful to live in, was a mark of the Greek spirit which distinguished it from all that had gone before. It is a vital distinction.

Poetry and preaching do not go well together; when the preacher mounts the pulpit the poet usually goes away.

Mind and spirit together make up that which separates us from the rest of the animal world, that which enables a man to know the truth and that which enables him to die for the truth.