From a purely external point of view there is no will; and to find will in any phenomenon requires a certain empathy; we observe aman's actions and place ourselves partly but not wholly in his position; or we act, and place ourselves partly in the position of an outsider.

Any religion is forever in danger of petrifaction into mere ritual and habit, though ritual and habit be essential to religion.

There will be time to murder and create.

Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?'/Let us go and make our visit.

People are only influenced in the direction in which they want to go, and influence consists largely in making them conscious of their wishes to proceed in that direction.

It is generally a feminine eye that first detects the moral deficiencies hidden under the 'dear deceit' of beauty.

Probably, indeed, the larger part of the labor of an author composing his work is critical labor; the labor of sifting, combining, constructing, expunging, correcting, testing. This frightful toil is as much critical as creative.