If I had any doubts at all about the justice of my dislike for Shakespeare, that doubt vanished completely. What a crude, immoral,vulgar, and senseless work Hamlet is. The whole thing is based on pagan vengeance; the only aim is to gather together as many effects as possible; there is no rhyme or reason about it.

A Christian cannot help being free, because in the pursuit and attainment of his object, no one can either hinder or retard him.

As soon as men live entirely in accord with the law of love natural to their hearts and now revealed to them, which excludes all resistance by violence, and therefore hold aloof from all participation in violence - as soon as this happens, not only will hundreds be unable to enslave millions, but not even millions will be able to enslave a single individual.

I wanted to run after him, but remembered that it is ridiculous to run after one's wife's lover in one's socks; and I did not wish to be ridiculous but terrible.

Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait. There is nothing stronger than those two: patience and time, they will do it all.

Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make six.

I'd rather end up wishing I hadn’t than end up wishing I had.