The essence of true nobility is neglect of self. Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of a great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.

To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

I have long been convinced that the Christian Eucharist is but a continuation of the Eleusinian mysteries. St Paul, in using the word teleiois, almost confirms this.

I cannot think the disputes and jealousies of Heaven are tried and settled by the swords of earth.

Those who seek for something more than happiness in this world must not complain if happiness is not their portion.