Very few of the early Italian humanists were really humane.

It is well to open one's mind but only as a preliminary to closing it ... for the supreme act of judgment and selection.

We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.

The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.

If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.

The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.

Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.