It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.

We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God? Sometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.

We do not step out of the world when we pray; we merely see the world in a different setting. The self is not the hub but the spoke of the revolving wheel. It is precisely the function of prayer to shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender.

The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.

To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity - there is the challenge.

The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.