Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of the prophets. He saw with an open eye the mystery of the soul. . Alone in all history he estimated the greatness of man.

The gates of thought, - how slow and late they discover themselves! Yet when they appear, we see that they were always there, always open.

Belief and love,--a believing love will relieve us of a vast load of care. O my brothers, God exists. There is a soul at the centre of nature, and over the will of every man, so that none of us can wrong the universe.

Universities are of course hostile to geniuses.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment.

It is hard to mesmerize ourselves, to whip our own top; but through sympathy we are capable of energy and endurance. Concert fires people to a certain fury of performance they can rarely reach alone.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.