It is the peculiarity of grief to bring out the childish side of man.
The holy law of Jesus Christ governs our civilisation, but it does not yet permeate it.
Being good is easy, what is difficult is being just.
This book should be read as one would read the book of a dead man.
Not seeing people allows you to think of them as perfect in all kinds of ways.
What is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do.