Youth! There is nothing like youth. The middle-aged are mortgaged to Life. The old are in Life's lumber-room. But youth is the Lord of Life. Youth has a kingdom waiting for it. Every one is born a king, and most people die in exile.

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.

What is termed Sin is an essential element of progress. Without it the world would stagnate, or grow old, or become colourless.

The past could always be annihilated. Regret, denial, or forgetfulness could do that. But the future was inevitable.

The final mystery is oneself. When one has weighed the sun in the balance, and measured the steps of the moon, and mapped out the seven heavens star by star, there still remains oneself. Who can calculate the orbit of his own soul?

There was so much in you that charmed me that I felt I must tell you something about yourself. I thought how tragic it would be if you were wasted.

A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.