... perhaps there is no conceit so arrogant as the conceit which follows a conviction of emancipation.

Isn't there any statute of limitation in things spiritual? I don't believe any large mind dwells on its sins, any more than on its virtues!

If you give way to fear, you'll be a coward; and ... a coward is apt to be a liar. The devil's first name is Fear.

The fact is, the secret of happiness is the sense of proportion.

One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

... when personal happiness conflicts with any great human ideal, the right to claim such happiness is as nothing compared to the privilege of resigning it.