If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision those of its members who were most poorly endowed in the distribution or wealth that chance had made, and who were, therefore, most worthy of indulgence.

No doubt it was necessary to civilize man in relation to man. That work is already advanced and is making progress every day. But man must be civilized also in relation to nature.

where would the shout of love begin, if not from the summit of sacrifice?

If I were Jesus Christ, I would save Judas.

Creation lives, grows, and multiplies; man is but a witness.

Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries.

Men like me are impossible until the day when they become necessary.