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!

America is a young country with an old mentality.

Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited.

America is the greatest of opportunities and the worst of influences.

At best, the true philosopher can fulfil his mission very imperfectly, which is to pilot himself, or at most a few voluntary companions who may find themselves in the same boat.

Prayer is not a substitute for work; it is an effort to work further and be efficient beyond the range of one's powers.

What is false in the science of facts may be true in the science of values.