Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful or to discover something that is true.

In imperialism nothing fails like success. If the conqueror oppresses his subjects, they will become fanatical patriots, and sooner or later have their revenge; if he treats them well, and governs them for their good, they will multiply faster than their rulers, till they claim their independence.

There is no limit to the noble aspirations which the words "my country" may evoke.

All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet not apart from, the world of natural phenomena.

Boredom is a certain sign that we are allowing our faculties to rust in idleness.

We should think of the church as an orchestra in which the different churches play on different instruments while a Divine Conductor calls the tune.

Beneath the dingy uniformity of international fashions in dress, man remains what he has always been; a splendid fighting animal, a self-sacrificing hero, and a blood thirsty savage.