“Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God; but only he who sees, takes off his shoes - the rest sit round it and pluck blackberries”

“Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves”

“I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place”

“In all ranks of life the human heart yearns for the beautiful; and the beautiful things that God makes are his gift to all alike”

“The idea that a good God would send people to a burning hell is utterly damnable to me - the ravings of insanity, superstition gone to see! I want no part of such a God”

“The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.”