If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him.

To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him.

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of being always right.

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

The history of art is the history of revivals.