All the feeling which my father could not put into words was in his hand-any dog, child or horse would recognize the kindness of it.

It is better to be passionate than to be tolerant at the expense of one's soul.

The only thing for a pacifist to do is to find a substitute for war.

Pain and fear and hunger are effects of causes which can be foreseen and known: but sorrow is a debt which someone else makes for us.

The camel is an ugly animal, seen from above. Its shoulders slope formless like a sack, its silly little ears and fluff of bleached curls behind them have a respectable, boarding-house look, like some faded neatness that dresses for propriety but never dressed for love.

... freshness trembles beneath the surface of Everyday, a joy perpetual to all who catch its opal lights beneath the dust of habit.

Nearly all trouble comes from mis-timing.