The civilization of cities is breeding a new race of monks who have none of the original religious drive towards chastity, but are just incapable of facing the responsibilities of marriage.

once a policy, like a set of steel rails, had been laid down for him by his superiors, his obedience ran along it unswerving.

When you can't see any reason for loving a person, you must be loving him as a symbol of something, don't you think so?

Life was a fool's errand, carrying news to the worms.

Tragedy is something that happens to a lot of people - it's a tragedy if you react with handwringing.

If God has given us life, He is capable of any other thing.

Psychology is sometimes called a new science. This is quite wrong. Psychology is, perhaps, the oldest science, and, unfortunately, in its most essential features a forgotten science.

A club hurts the flesh, but evil words hurt the bone. -Traditional Chinese Proverb

Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the inward strength, vigor and power of the mind, displaying itself from within.

Thy lot or portion of life is seeking after thee; therefore be at rest from seeking after it.

I have no objections to churches so long as they do not interfere with God's work.

A Peace to End All Peace.

What if the one I choose to discount is one who has been truly hurt?

There is a secret hippie within me.

As the Chinese will tell you, history depends on your point of view.