“Goodness is something chosen. When a man cannot choose he ceases to be a man.”
“When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.”
“The essential intention is the real sin. A man who cannot choose ceases to be a man.”
“A drowning man cannot be saved until he is utterly exhausted and ceases to make the slightest effort to save himself.”
“A particular train of thought persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on the character and circumstances. A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.”
“You cannot do anything good for a dead man! Whatever goodness you want to do for him, do it when he is alive!”