Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely to mar the general felicity?

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence.

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of thousands whom Christ has been crucifying in a quiet way ever since.

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.