Even supposing there were some spiritual advantage in celibacy, it ought to be completely voluntary.

In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed, we see most dimly the objects which are close around us.

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry gets the best of the argument.

As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it makes all the difference whether we begin or end with the inquiry, 'What is truth?'

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do.

Even supposing there were some spiritual advantage in celibacy, it ought to be completely voluntary.

The relief that is afforded to mere want, as want, tends to increase that want.