The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy.

My soul hates the fool whose only passion is to live by rule.

Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

The loftiest edifices need the deepest foundations.

A grateful environment is a substitute for happiness. It can quicken us from without as a fixed hope and affection, or as the consciousness of a right life, can quicken us from within.

The only kind of reform usually possible is reform from within; a more intimate study and more intelligent use of the traditional forms.

Injustice in this world is not something comparative; the wrong is deep, clear, and absolute in each private fate.