“Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh
“Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity
“I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution
“There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.