God grant ... that he may learn to understand in time, that whoso is minded to do as he himself wills will soon enough see the day when he will find he has done that which he had never willed.

Many a man is given what is intended for another, but no man is given another's fate.

The reason why I hated school so intensely [was that] it interfered with my freedom.

In all the years when I did not know what to believe in and therefore preferred to leave all beliefs alone, whenever I came to a place where living water welled up, blessedly cold and sweet and pure, from the earth's dark bosom, I felt that after all it must be wrong not to believe in anything.

I was sent to a school because my father was already aware that his days were numbered, and he was anxious for me to acquire a good education and follow in his footsteps.

The morality code that remains after the religion that produced it is rejected is like the perfume that lingers in an empty bottle.

Easy for them to keep their youth who will never learn a lesson.