To the liberal ideas of the age must be opposed the moral ideas of all ages.
We use up in the passions the stuff that was given us for happiness.
Religion is neither a theology nor a theosophy; it is more than that, it is a discipline, a law, a yoke, an indissoluble engagement.
The joy which is caused by truth and noble thoughts shows itself in the words by which they are expressed.
The soul paints itself in our machines.
A fluent writer always seems more talented than he is. To write well, one needs a natural felicity and an acquired difficulty.