Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter.

Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not.

"This is old, therefore it is good"; the other says, "This is new, therefore it is better."

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.

Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this, there is no mountain which it cannot remove.

Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man.

Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.