Sympathy is the first condition of criticism; reason and justice presuppose, at their origin, emotion.

Christianity, if it is to triumph over pantheism, must absorb it. To our pusillanimous eyes Jesus would have borne the marks of a hateful pantheism, for he confirmed the Biblical phrase "ye are gods," and so would St. Paul, who tells us that we are of "the race of God." Our century wants a new theology - that is to say, a more profound explanation of the nature of Christ and of the light which it flashes upon heaven and upon humanity.

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.

True humility is contentment.

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.

Men prefer the false due to habit, passion, will. Preference for truth is rare. Men are ruled by their fear of truth.

The more a man loves, the more he suffers. The sum of possible grief for each soul is in proportion to its degree of perfection.