Faith is an act of self-consecration, in which the will, the intellect, and the affections all have their place.

No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.

A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.

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

Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.

The Devil deserves zero tolerance.