All human love is a holy thing, the holiest thing in our experience.

The church that is married to the spirit of this age, becomes a widow in the next.

No healthy civilization can ever be reared on a foundation of devitalized work.

Even the paradise of fools is not an unpleasant abode while it is inhabitable.

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

The game of life is worth playing, but the struggle is the prize.

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.