“A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.”

“The things one feels absolutely certain about are never true. That is the fatality of faith, and the lesson of romance.”

“Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.”

“All great ideas are dangerous.”

“In every sphere of life, form is the beginning of things. […] Forms are the food of faith, cried Newman in one of those great moments of sincerity that made us admire the know the man. […] The Creeds are believed, not because they are rational, but because they are repeated.”

“In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.”

“Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable”