No matter whether one is flying over Newfoundland or the sea of lights that stretches from Boston to Philadelphia after nightfall, over the Arabian deserts which gleam like mother-of-pearl, over the Ruhr or the city of Frankfurt, it is as though there were no people, only the things they have made and in which they are hiding.

There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators, seers, sages, saints, shakers, and movers...even if they are uncommon and do not come by the dozen. And yet these very same people can at times be boring, irritating, petulant, selfish, angry, or depressed. To avoid disillusionment with human nature, we must first give up our illusions about it.

There is no little sin, because no little God to sin against.

The antidote to this abuse of formal Government, is, the influence of private character, the growth of the Individual.

I have never lived a life so much larger than death. (93)

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.