Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.

... the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.

Since belief is measured by action, he who forbids us to believe religion to be true, necessarily also forbids us to act as we should if we did believe it to be true.

The sovereign voluntary path to cheerfulness, if our spontaneous cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully, to look round cheerfully, and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there. If such conduct does not make you soon feel cheerful, nothing else on that occasion can.

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly life need in no way occasion surprise.

Equality is attainable as long as you are part of the majority.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.