The difficult task of knowing another soul is not for young gentlemen whose consciousness is chiefly made up of their own wishes.

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

... the business of life shuts us up within the environs of London and within sight of human advancement, which I should be so very glad to believe in without seeing.

There's folks 'ud hold a sieve under the pump and expect to carry away the water.

"Heaven help us," said the old religion; the new one, from its very lack of that faith, will teach us all the more to help one another.

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.

I protest against any absolute conclusion.