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

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.

Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.

Every institution not only carries within it the seeds of its own dissolution, but prepares the way for its most hated rival.

The great discovery of the nineteenth century, that we are of one blood with the lower animals, has created new ethical obligations which have not yet penetrated the public conscience. The clerical profession has been lamentably remiss in preaching this obvious duty.

Philosophy means thinking things out for oneself. Ultimately, there can be only one true philosophy, since reason is one and we all live in the same world.

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