Immortality is the glorious discovery of Christianity.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

The world is governed by opinion.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.

May your life preach more loudly than your lips.

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when it is doomed to ignorance.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

All virtue lies in individual action, in inward energy, in self determination. There is no moral worth in being swept away by a crowd even toward the best objective.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

Desire is one of the main drivers in creating your reality; utilise desire by focusing it upon the things you want to achieve in life.

As a small child, I felt in my heart two contradictory feelings, the horror of life and the ecstasy of life.

the same question arose in every soul: "For what, for whom, must I kill and be killed?"... p982

In a quantum universe, magic is not the exception but the rule.

Was it worth it? Feeling better for a minute or two, knowing that the cold would still be out there waiting?

Those who boast are not respected.

Love says: I’ve seen the ugly parts of you, and I’m staying.

God speaks as softly as he can and as loud as he has to.

It’s hard for me to imagine a life without playing cricket because it’s all I have ever done since I was 11 years old.

Names are not important. It's what lies inside of you that matters.