The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism.

Anyone who thus looks up has some chance of becoming worthy to be looked up to in turn.

For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.

The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.

Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.

The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.

Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.

The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.

If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.

We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.

A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog.

If you don’t know your destination, how will you get there?

Life is not steady, you'll be happy at times, sad at time's, all we have to do is be patient, for a moment of happiness is worth a thousand moments of sadness and dread.

Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people - the beauty within themselves.

Whenever you see something going well - whenever light begins to chase back the darkness that threatens to engulf our world - look closely. There stands a leader who is holding that candle.

The first call which every Christian experiences is the call to abandon the attachments of this world.

Folks who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do

Chess cannot be taught. Chess can only be learned.

A living doll, everywhere you look. It can sew, it can cook, It can talk, talk, talk. . . . My boy, it's your last resort. Will you marry it, marry it, marry it.

Men don't oppress women any more than women oppress men.

I'm a citizen of the U.S.A but I also travel around the world and love other countries like the UK as if it was my own. I love your tolerance and preservation of the arts.