The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the fleshy, in summer. I should say winter had given the bone and sinew to literature, summer the tissues and the blood.

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go.

Man is, and always has been, a maker of gods. It has been the most serious and significant occupation of his sojourn in the world.

The secret of happiness is something to do.

Few persons realize how much of their happiness, such as it is, is dependent upon their work.

The only countries that are outside of [ Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty] are Israel, Pakistan, India, and North Korea withdrew in the last few years.

I always feel at home where the sugar maple grows.... glorious in autumn, a fountain of coolness in summer, sugar in its veins, gold in its foliage, warmth in its fibers, and health in it the year round.