There is, I conceive, no contradiction in believing that mind is at once the cause of matter and of the development of individualised human minds through the agency of matter

Modification of form is admitted to be a matter of time

What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron?

In all works on Natural History, we constantly find details of the marvellous adaptation of animals to their food, their habits, and the localities in which they are found.

Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of opinion, of religion, or of race

Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwillingly.

I hold with Henry George, that at the back of every great social evil will be found a great political wrong

I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions.

In my solitude I have pondered much on the incomprehensible subjects of space, eternity, life and death.

The white men in our colonies are too frequently the savages

To say that mind is a product or function of protoplasm, or of its molecular changes, is to use words to which we can attach no clear conception

In real life, the truth is a rarity, while lies are common place.

Ladies, being able to submit to your future husband requires a deeper trust in God who created him.

You must be determined to chase your dreams.

Tis e'er the wont of simple folk to prize the deed and overlook the motive and of learned folk to discount the deed and lay open the soul of the doer.

Blessed are those who believe when there is no evidence of an answer to prayer.

That man is truly free who desires what he is able to perform, and does what he desires.

Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.

I am so frickin' cool and delicious and pretty and witty and sharp! I love every inch of me! Who wouldn't?

There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend.

Poverty can't be an excuse for bad teaching, but teaching can't be the only thing we do to combat poverty.