“Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.”
“Orthodox devotions that do not let in the light of modern knowledge are no more than a form of ancestor worship.”
“A man is always devoted to something more tangible than a woman - the idea of her.”
“Bravery and devotion to duty hath no greater reward than to see the cat get into trouble.”
“Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience.”
“A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly are, after all, no more than mere spectators of life.”