God, so atrocious in the Old Testament, so attractive in the New--the Jekyl and Hyde of sacred romance.

Every improvement that is put upon the real estate is the result of an idea in somebody's head. The skyscraper is another idea; the railroad is another; the telephone and all those things are merely symbols which represent ideas. An andiron, a wash-tub, is the result of an idea that did not exist before.

There is no such thing as material covetousness. All covetousness is spiritual. ...Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment.

I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing.

A woman springs a sudden reproach upon you which provokes a hot retort, and then she will presently ask you to apologize.

Shall we go on conferring our Civilization upon the peoples that sit in darkness, or shall we give those poor things a rest?

...mastery of the art and spirit of the Germanic language enables a man to travel all day in one sentence without changing cars.