The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments.

We must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can. . . . The more of the details of our daily life we can hand over to the effortless custody of automatism, the more our higher powers of mind will be set free for their own proper work.

It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.

A thing is important if anyone think it important.

We hear in these days of scientific enlightenment a great deal of discussion about the efficacy of Prayer. Many reasons are given why we should not pray. Others give reasons why we should pray. Very little is said of the reason we do pray. The reason is simple: We pray because we cannot help praying.

We believe as much as we can. We would believe everything if we could.

The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one.