Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers.

The fervour is not to be born of an individual fear of hell or an individual anxiety for celestial safety, but of an utterly unselfish enthusiasm for the welfare of the world." I should give a false impression of this very interesting man, who is so sincere and so steadfast, if I did not mention the significant fact of his happiness.

He has always struck me, in spite of his formidable intellect and a somewhat pedagogic front and the occasional accent of an ancient and scholarly ecclesiasticism, as one of the happiest and most boy-like of men--a man whose centre must be cloudlessly serene, and who finds life definitely good.

His laughter indeed, is a noble witness to the truth of a rational and moral existence.

His strength is as the strength of ten, not only because his heart is pure, but because he has formulated an intelligent thesis of existence.
He has pointed out that the Pickwick Papers could not have been produced in any but a Christian country.