Atheism exists only in coldness, selfishness, and baseness.

Goethe has made a remark upon the perfectability of the human mind, which is full of sagacity: It is always advancing, but in a spiral line.

Love is the symbol of eternity.

Enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'

Prayer is the life of the soul.

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.

As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

Opinions of others may temporary influence your decisions.But you ought to follow your own inner voice.

War will stop when we no longer praise it, or give it any attention at all. Peace will come wherever it is sincerely invited.

As much as I would miss my wife if she were to die, I would miss what we are together even more. Our "we-ness," our "us-ness."

One of the things that I cannot fathom is young actors who will not audition and won't read.

The Sermon on the Mount cannot be a merely human production. This belief enters into the very depth of my conscience. The whole history of man proves it.

I'm really not responsible for what mental operation people have when they're reading my books other than the ones which are created by literary effects.

If you don't like something, talk about something else that's great and maybe someone else will discover it and think it's great too.

A good musical comedy consists largely of disorderly conduct occassionally interrupted by talk.

I have a good collection of cookery books. This is not so much because I like cooking, but because I like eating.