Materialism means simply the denial that the moral order is eternal, and the cutting off of ultimate hopes; spiritualism means theaffirmation of an eternal moral order and the letting loose of hope.

A little cooling down of animal excitability and instinct, a little loss of animal toughness, a little irritable weakness and descent of the pain-threshold, will bring the worm at the core of all our usual springs of delight into full view, and turn us into melancholy metaphysicians.

Serious development of the personality begins at the closet door.

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

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity.

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can't tolerate.

If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.