Love is needed to strengthen the weak; love becomes tyrannical when it exacts obedience from an unbeliever.

God is not a Power residing in the clouds. He is an unseen Power residing within us and nearer to us than finger nails to the flesh.

To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.

Naked violence repels like the naked skeleton shorn of flesh, blood and the velvety skin.

Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind.

If you want something done, ask. If you want something done quickly, ask, and then begin counting down from ten with no explanation.

All religions are branches of the same mighty tree, but I must not change over from one branch to another for the sake of expediency.