As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck, and trusts to the instinct of the animal to find his road, so must we do with the divine animal who carries us through this world

To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.

Religious literature has eminent examples, and if we run over our private list of poets, critics, philanthropists and philosophers, we shall find them infected with this dropsy and elephantiasis, which we ought to have tapped.

If you would rule the world quietly, you must keep it amused.

[D]ivine Providence... keeps the universe open in every direction to the soul.

Practice radical humility." He (or she)who masters the art of humility cannot be humiliated.

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited.