In its broadest term, religion says that there is an unseen order, and that our supreme good lies in rightful relations to it.

If this life is not a real fight, in which something is eternally gained for the universe by success, it is no better than a game of private theatricals from which one may withdraw at will. But it feels like a real fight.

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight, or in a mountain gorge.

There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.

How pleasant is the day when we give up striving to be young-or slender.

From a pragmatic point of view, the difference between living against a background of foreigness (an indifferent Universe) and one of intimacy (a benevolent Universe) means the difference between a general habit of wariness and one of trust.

As the brain-changes are continuous, so do all these consciousnesses melt into each other like dissolving views. Properly they are but one protracted consciousness, one unbroken stream.