He might wish and wish and never get it - the beauty and the loving in the world!

Honesty of thought and speech and written word is a jewel, and they who curb prejudice and seek honorably to know and speak the truth are the only builders of a better life.

Once admit that we have the right to inflict unnecessary suffering and you destroy the very basis of human society.

Beginnings are always messy.

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place - service - social service - the ants creed, the bees creed.

From behind a wooden crate we saw a long black-muzzled nose poking round at us. We took him out-soft, wobbly, tearful; set him down on his four, as yet not quite simultaneous legs, and regarded him. He wandered a little round our legs, neither wagging his tail nor licking at our hands; then he looked up, and my companion said: "He's an angel!"

It isn't enough to love people because they're good to you, or because in some way or other you're going to get something by it. We have to love because we love loving.