Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality.

To feel the meaning of what one is doing, and to rejoice in that meaning; to unite in one concurrent fact the unfolding of the inner life and the ordered development of material conditions--that is art.

Despite the never ending play of conscious correction and instruction, the surrounding atmosphere and spirit is in the end the chief agent in forming manners.

Thinking is the accurate and deliberate instituting of connections between what is done and its consequences.

As societies become more complex in structure and resources, the need of formal or intentional teaching and learning increases.

The intellectual content of religions has always finally adapted itself to scientific and social conditions after they have become clear.... For this reason I do not think that those who are concerned about the future of a religious attitude should trouble themselves about the conflict of science with traditional doctrines.

All genuine learning comes through experience.