Peace ... was contingent upon a certain disposition of the soul, a disposition to receive the gift that only detachment from self made possible.

Not quite birds, as they were not quite flowers, mysterious and fascinating as are all indeterminate creatures.

In a world where thrushes sing and willow trees are golden in the spring, boredom should have been included among the seven deadly sins.

A well-trained dog is like religion, it sets the deserving at their ease and is a terror to evildoers.

In my opinion, too much attention to weather makes for instability of character.

Humanity can be roughly divided into three sorts of people - those who find comfort in literature, those who find comfort in personal adornment, and those who find comfort in food.

Acting a part is not always synonymous with lying; it is far often the best way of serving the truth. It is more truthful to act what we should feel if the community is to be well served rather than behave as we actually do feel in our selfish private feelings.