The entire object of true education is to make people not merely do the right things, but enjoy the right things — not merely industrious, but to love industry — not merely learned, but to love knowledge — not merely pure, but to love purity — not merely just, but to hunger and thirst after justice.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

When the whole world turns clown, and paints itself red with its own hearts blood instead of vermilion, it is something else than comic.

There are many religions, but there is only one morality.

Nearly all our powerful men in this age of the world are unbelievers; the best of them in doubt and misery; the worst in reckless defiance; the plurality, in plodding hesitation, doing, as well as they can, what practical work lies ready to their hands.

The best work never was and never will be done for money.

Nature is always mysterious and secret in her use of means; and art is always likest her when it is most inexplicable.