the unfortunate thing about worldliness is that its rewards are rather less than its appetites.

All persecution is a sign of fear; for if we did not fear the power of an opinion different from our own, we should not mind others holding it.

That a Jew is despised or persecuted is bad for him, of course-but far worse for the Christian who does it-for although persecuted he can remain a good Jew-whereas no Christian who persecutes can possibly remain-if he ever was one-a good Christian.

... not being liked has a certain virtue about it, if the reason for the dislike does not lie in yourself!

... most people are dead, and none of them seem to mind it. One hears a great many complaints about life, doesn't one? And there are people I know who would certainly grumble -- however dead they were -- if there were anything to grumble at.

Taboos on the human heart are more dangerous than any risk we run by using our emotions. Sensation is the life of man; it is his actual energy. To suppress it is to lose creative power!

Time indeed has very little to do with living except at its beginning or near its end.