The conquest of the earth… is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. What redeems it is the idea only… not a sentimental pretence but an idea.
Strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.
Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure.
What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story.
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether.
Life is an adventure in forgiveness.
His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even… knowledge, was foolproof.