The philosopher aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. Mystery, on the other hand, is demanded and pursued by the religious instinct; mystery constitutes the essence of worship.

The ideal, after all, is true than the real: for the ideal is the eternal element in perishable things.

Before crime is committed conscience must be corrupted, and every bad man who succeeds in reaching a high point of wickedness begins with this.

To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by a supreme power, to feel himself in the right road, at the point where God would have him be - in order with God and the universe. This faith gives strength and calm.

Society rests upon conscience, not upon science.

To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius.

Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.