“One ought to examine himself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.”
“Each of us must turn inward and destroy in himself all that he thinks he ought to destroy in others.”
“It makes me very sad at times to think about her. But really, Marilla, one can't stay sad very long in such an interesting world, can one?”
“Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to life as long as God himself”
“A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.”
“In one long glorious acknowledgment of failure, he laid himself bare before God.”