There is no theory of a God, of an author of Nature, of an origin of the Universe, which is not utterly repugnant to my faculties. . .

There is no death to those who perfectly love-only disappearance, which in time may be borne.

A soul occupied with great ideas performs small duties.

Men who pass most comfortably through this world are those who possess good digestions and hard hearts.

The progression of emancipation of any class usually, if not always, takes place through the efforts of individuals of that class.

I loved, as I still love, the most monotonous life possible.

Self-denial is taught much better by inspiring the love of our neighbor, than by the prohibition of innocent comforts and pleasures. Spirituality is much better taught by making spiritual things the objects of supreme desire, than by commanding an ostentatious avoidance of the enjoyments of life.