National literature does not mean much these days; now is the age of world literature, and every one must contribute to hasten thearrival of that age.

Stupidity is without anxiety.

God could cause us considerable embarrassment by revealing all the secrets of nature to us: we should not know what to do for sheer apathy and boredom.

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.

It is not enough to take steps which may someday lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise.

Generosity wins favour for everyone, especially when it is accompanied by modesty.

Whatever is the object of a saint's hope is the subject of his prayer.