The future will one day be the present and will seem as unimportant as the present does now.

No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman.

I don't know why it is that the religious never ascribe common sense to God.

But the only important thing in a book is the meaning it has for you; it may have other and much more profound meanings for the critic, but at second-hand they can be of small service to you.

In religion above all things the only thing of use is an objective truth. The only God that is of use is a being who is personal, supreme and good, and whose existence is as certain as that two and two make four.

It's always difficult to make conversation with a drunk, and there's no denying it, the sober are at a disadvantage with him.

Remember that it is nothing to do your duty, that is demanded of you and is no more meritorious than to wash your hands when they are dirty; the only thing that counts is the love of duty; when love and duty are one, then grace is in you and you will enjoy a happiness which passes all understanding.