Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The victors in great wars have always been spiritually defeated by the conquered.
Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.
The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.
It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evil can be overcome by physical means.
In course of time, religion came with its rites invoking the aid of good spirits which were even more powerful than the bad spirits, and thus for the time being tempered the agony of fears.
So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds.
And, as I have said, it's made me think twice about the imagination. If the spirits aren't external, how astonishing the mediums become! Victor Hugo said of his voices that they were like his own mental powers multiplied by five.
Unrest of spirit is a mark of life.
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward and too profound; its curative power lies even in the wounds one receives.