The absolute things, the last things, the overlapping things, are the truly philosophic concerns; all superior minds feel seriously about them, and the mind with the shortest views is simply the mind of the more shallow man.

The love of life, at any and every level of development, is the religious impulse.

Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions.

One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling with the mental demon of uncharitable feeling.

The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time