A mystic is a man who separates heaven and earth even if he enjoys them both.

It is ludicrous to suppose that the more sceptical we are the more we see good in everything. It is clear that the more we are certain what good is, the more we shall see good in everything.

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do not want to know.

But we are the people of England; and we have not spoken yet. Smile at us, pay us, pass us. But do not quite forget.

By experts in poverty I do not mean sociologists, but poor men.

One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.