People are usually more firmly convinced that their opinions are precious than that they are true.

To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography.

Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace.

It is a new road to happiness, if you have strength enough to castigate a little the various impulses that sway you in turn.

The man who would emancipate art from discipline and reason is trying to elude rationality, not merely in art, but in all existence.

Truth is a jewel which should not be painted over; but it may be set to advantage and shown in a good light.

Children are natural mythologists: they beg to be told tales, and love not only to invent but to enact falsehoods.