Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation the source of strength is one's self. When one prays he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.

Enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'

It is not enough to forgive; one must forget.

The pursuit of politics is religion, morality, and poetry all in one.

There are only two distinct classes of people on this earth, those who espouse enthusiasm and those who despise it.

We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love

If it were not for respect for human opinions, I would not open my window to see the Bay of Naples for the first time, whilst I would go five hundred leagues to talk with a man of genius whom I had not seen.