“my only desire is to teach the word o' man and leave the word o' Gawd to the pulpit men”
“and so I think, O Illustrious One, that nobody finds salvation through teachings. To nobody, O Illustrious One, can you communicate in words and teaching what happened to you in the hour of your enlightenment. That is why I am going on my way—not to seek another and better doctrine, for I know there is none, but to leave all doctrines and all teachers and to reach my goal alone—or die”
“Gregory, o' my word, we'll not carry coals.”
“There just aren't enough o's in the word smooth for me, are there?”
“Ay! but mother's words are scarce, and weigh heavy. Father's liker me, and we talk a deal o' rubble; but mother's words are liker to hewn stone. She puts a deal o' meaning in 'em.”
“Say: o brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.”