Enthusiasm signifies God in us.
Who understands much, forgives much.
One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.
To pray together, in whatever tongue or ritual, is the most tender brotherhood of hope and sympathy that man can contract in this life.
The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.
The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.
Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.
Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
When a noble life has prepared for old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality.
Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike.
Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in a man's.
Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.
The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.
A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.
In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.
To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.
