It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.

It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.

There is probably nothing more sublime than discontent transmuted into a work of art, a scientific discovery, and so on.

The greatest weariness comes from work not done.

The majority prove their worth by keeping busy. A busy life is the nearest thing to a purposeful life.

Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

It is part of the formidableness of a genuine mass movement that the self-sacrifice it promotes includes also a sacrifice of some of the moral sense, which cramps and restrains our nature.