Violence becomes imperative when an attempt is made to assert rights without any reference to duties.

Think of the poorest person you know and see if your next act will be of any use to him.

A man cannot serve God and Mammon, nor be "temperate and furious" at the same time.

Domestic matters are trifles for us. But they occupy the principal part of my life. They teach me to know my limitations.

When we fear God, then we shall fear no man, however high-placed he may be.

You may have occasion to possess or use material things, but the secret of life lies in never missing them.

My opposition to the socialist and the other consists in attacking violence as a means of effecting any lasting reform.