The Tragedy Of The Modern Democracies Is

A True Christian Is A Man Who Never For A Moment Forgets What God Has Done For Him In Christ And Whose Whole Comportment And Whose Activity Have Their Root In The Sentiment Of Gratitude.

Every Work Of Art Reaches Man In His Inner Powers. It Reaches Him More Profoundly And Insidiously Than Any Rational Proposition, Either Cogent Demonstration Or Sophistry. For It Strikes Him With Two Terrible Weapons, Intuition And Beauty, And At The Single Root In Him Of All His Energies... Art And Poetry Awaken The Dreams Of Man, And His Longings, And Reveal To Him Some Of The Abysses He Has In Himself.

It Is Necessary That The Object That The Artist Is Shaping, Whether It Be A Vase Of Clay Or A Fishing Boat, Be Significant Of Something Other Than Itself. This Object Must Be A Sign As Well As An Object; A Meaning Must Animate It, And Make It Say More Than It Is.

There Is Nothing Man Desires More Than A Heroic Life: There Is Nothing Less Common To Men Than Heroism.

The First Step To Be Taken By Everyone Who Wishes To Act Morally Is To Decide Not To Act According To The General Customs And Doings Of His Fellow-men.