"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat him as he could be, and he will become what he should be."

"Words lead to deeds.... They prepare the soul, make it ready, and move it to tenderness."

"I see music as the augmentation of a split second of time."

"One must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly."

"Back of every noble life there are principles that have fashioned it."

"The road to success leads through the valley of humility, and the path is up the ladder of patience and across the wide barren plains of perseverance. As yet, no short cut has ever been discovered."

"The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion."

"The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible."

"Those who seek consolation in existing churches often pay for their peace of mind with a tacit agreement to ignore a great deal of what is known about the way the world works."

"A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes."

"My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind."

"I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying this is fiction."