Our business here is to be Utopian, to make vivid and credible, if we can, first this facet and then that, of an imaginary whole and happy world.

When the mind grapples with a great and intricate problem, it makes its advances step by step, with but little realization of the gains it has made, until suddenly, with an effect of abrupt illumination, it realizes its victory.

With wine and food, the confidence of my own table, and the necessity of reassuring my wife, I grew by insensible degrees courageous and secure.

Our challenge is not to educate the children we used to have or want to have, but to educate the children who come to the schoolhouse door.

What good is religion if it collapses under calamity?

...fact takes no heed of human hopes.

So utterly at variance is Destiny with all the little plans of men.