Life is judged with all the blindness of life itself.

The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts.

A sanctity hangs about the sources of our being, whether physical, social, or imaginary.

The strongest feelings assigned to the conscience are not moral feelings at all; they express merely physical antipathies.

Happiness is impossible, and even inconceivable, to a mind without scope and without pause, a mind driven by craving, pleasure, or fear. To be happy, you must be reasonable, or you must be tamed. You must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world and what things in it can really serve you. To be happy, you must be wise.

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