Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, adultery and desertion, he would probably get one.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit of the doubt.

The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places.