To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases a striving toward God.

To lie a little is not possible: he who lies, lies the whole lie.

The truth of an upright man must be accepted on his own terms. Moreover, since natures vary, we must agree that all the beauties of human excellence may be fostered by faiths that we do not share.

To gaze into the depths of the sea is, in the imagination, like beholding the vast unknown, and from its most terrible point of view. The submarine gulf is analogous to the realm of night and dreams. There also is sleep, unconsciousness, or at least apparent unconsciousness, of creation. There in the awful silence and darkness, the rude first forms of life, phantomlike, demoniacal, pursue their horrible instincts.

We are not loved by our friends for what we are; rather, we are loved in spite of what we are.

A man trying to escape never thinks himself sufficiently concealed.

I have been loving you a little more every minute since this morning.