“The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.”

“Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.”

“Mind and spirit together make up that which separates us from the rest of the animal world, that which enables a man to know the truth and that which enables him to die for the truth.”

“It is not hard work that is dreary it is superficial work”

“The fundamental fact about the Greek was that he had to use his mind. The ancient priests had said 'Thus far and no farther. We set the limits of thought.' The Greek said 'All things are to be examined and called into question. There are no limits set on thought.'”

“When the freedom they wished for most was the freedom from responsibility then Athens ceased to be free and never was free again.”

“Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.”

“When faith is supported by facts or by logic it ceases to be faith.”

“It may seem odd to say that the men who made the myths disliked the irrational and had a love for facts; but it is true, no matter how wildly fantastic some of the stories are...”

“Though the outside of human life changes much, the inside changes little.”

“She was brave from excess of grief”