Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others.

That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject.

Our character ... is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be.

It is rash to intrude upon the piety of others: both the depth and the grace of it elude the stranger.

Towers in a modern town are a frill and a survival; they seem like the raised hands of the various churches, afraid of being overlooked, and saying to the forgetful public, Here I am! Or perhaps they are rival lightning rods, saying to the emanations of divine grace, "Please strike here!

Wisdom lies in taking everything with good humor and a grain of salt.

It is pathetic to observe how lowly the motives are that religion, even the highest, attributes to the deity... To be given the best morsel, to be remembered, to be praised, to be obeyed blindly and punctiliously - these have been thought points of honor with the gods.