As man is now constituted, to be brief is almost a condition of being inspired

Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own finitude, and his finitude is, in one sense, overcome

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool

For a man who has done his natural duty, death is as natural as sleep.

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the older man who will not laugh is a fool.

The spirit's foe in man has not been simplicity, but sophistication.