Primarily, God is not bound to punish sin; he is bound to destroy sin. The only vengeance worth having on sin is to make the sinner himself its executioner.

You would not think any duty small, If you yourself were great.

I believe that no hell will be lacking which would help the just mercy of God to redeem his children.

Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly.

Blessed be the true life that the pauses between its throbs are not death!

Were I asked, what is a fairytale? I should reply, Read Undine: that is a fairytale.

To try too hard to make people good is one way to make them worse. The only way to make them good is to be good, remembering well the beam and the mote.