We all feel the riddle of the earth without anyone to point it out. The mystery of life is the plainest part of it. The clouds and curtains of darkness, the confounding vapors, these are the daily weather of this world.

All science, even the divine science, is a sublime detective story. Only it is not set to detect why a man is dead; but the darker secret of why he is alive.

The old religionist cried out for his god. The new religionist cries out for some god to be his.

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

Vigorous organisms talk not about their processes, but about their aims.

A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching.

We actually love ourselves more than we love joy.