Father eternal, ruler of creation, Spirit of life, which moved ere form was made Through the thick darkness covering every nation Light to man's blindness, O be Thou our aid.

A saint is one who makes goodness attractive. Surely, a great teacher does the same thing for education.

If nature had arranged that husbands and wives should have children alternatively, there would never be more than three in a family.

If I live for another ten years I shall probably have written all that I want to write.

It is right and natural that generous minds while in the twenties should think the books which try to reform the world's wrong the greatest of all.

Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like.

I still think that if the human race, or even one nation, could only get right about its God the rest would follow.