"It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action." (p. 8)
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"How many of us are able to distinguish between the odors of noon and midnight, or of winter and summer, or of a windy spell and a still one? If man is so generally less happy in the cities than in the country, it is because all these variations and nuances of sight and smell and sound are less clearly marked and lost in the general monotony of gray walls and cement pavements." (p. 129) When the mirror meets with an ugly woman, when a rare ink-stone finds a vulgar owner, and when a good sword is in the hands of a common general, there is utterly nothing to be done about it.
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"Such religion as there can be in modern life, every individual will have to salvage from the churches for himself." (p. 397)
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When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.
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When there are too many policemen, there can be no liberty. When there are too many soldiers, there can be no peace. When there are too many lawyers, there can be no justice.
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