The cruelty of a Fijian god, who, represented as devouring the souls of the dead, may be supposed to inflict torture during the process, is small compared with the cruelty of a God who condemns men to tortures which are eternal.

A man's liberties are none the less aggressed upon because those who coerce him do so in the belief that he will be benefited.

No place, no company, no age, no person is temptation-free; let no man boast that he was never tempted, let him not be high-minded, but fear, for he may be surprised in that very instant wherein he boasteth that he was never tempted at all.

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to human welfare.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.