There is no harm in anybody thinking that Christ is in bread. The harm is in the expectation of His presence in gunpowder.

Contrast increases the splendor of beauty, but it disturbs its influence; it adds to its attractiveness, but diminishes its power.

When we build, let us think that we build forever.

Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever.

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.

The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and divine power.

We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.