Virtue begins when we dedicate ourselves actively to the job of gratitude.

War is an old, old plant on this earth, and a natural history of it would have to tell us under what soil conditions it grows, where it plays havoc, and how it is eliminated.

Western civilization, because of fortuitous historical circumstances, has spread itself more widely than any other local group that has so far been known.

The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers.

We do not see the lens through which we look.

Faith is the virtue of the storm, just as happiness is the virtue of sunshine.

The happiest excitement in life is to be convinced that one is fighting for all one is worth on behalf of some clearly seen and deeply felt good, and against some greatly scorned evil.