A highly developed moral nature joined to an undeveloped intellectual nature, an undeveloped artistic nature, and a very limited religious nature, is of necessity repulsive. It represents a bit of human nature - a good bit, of course, but a bit only - in disproportionate, unnatural and revolting prominence.

The reason why so few good books are written is, that so few people that can write know anything. In general an author has always lived in a room, has read boo…

A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.

The purse strings tie us to our kind.

Growth: 'In order to deserve, we must pay our dues and steadily work for perfection. We must relish in struggle, and relinquish pride. We must dispel fear and …

Two people may be at the same spot in manners and behaviour, and yet one may be getting better, and the other worse, which is the greatest of differences that …

The man who is all morality and intellect, although he may be good and even great, is, after all, only half a man.