Habit is the beneficent harness of routine which enables silly men to live respectfully and unhappy men to live calmly

I trust you as holy men trust God; you could do nought that was not pure and loving, though the deed might pierce me unto death.

The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.

How can one ever do anything nobly Christian, living among people with such petty thoughts?

The tale of the Divine Pity was never yet believed from lips that were not felt to be moved by human pity.

We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been.

Surely it is not true blessedness to be free of sorrow while there is sorrow and sin in the world. Sorrow is a part of love and love does not seek to throw it off.