I thought it was only in revealed religion that a mistranslation improved the sense.

Perfect is determined in shortened measures of time, not over long periods of time or lifetimes. It would be unnatural.

Culture is not just an ornament; it is the expression of a nation's character, and at the same time it is a powerful instrument to mould character. The end of culture is right living.

Life is really very fantastic, and one has to have a peculiar sense of humour to see the fun of it. [Virtue]

The artist can within limits make what he likes of his life... It is only the artist, and maybe the criminal, who can make his own.

Of all the hokum with which this country [America] is riddled, the most odd is the common notion that it is free of class distinctions.

Life wouldn’t be worth living if I worried over the future as well as the present. When things are at their worst I find something always happens.