Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.

Bless yourself with holy water, have Masses said, and so on; by a simple and natural process this will make you believe, and will dull you - will quiet your proudly critical intellect.

The man who knows God but does not know his own misery, becomes proud. The man who knows his own misery but does not know God, ends in despair...the knowledge of Jesus Christ constitutes the middle course because in him we find both God and our own misery. Jesus Christ is therefore a God whom we approach without pride, and before whom we humble ourselves without despair.

If a man is not made for God, why is he happy only in God?

It is an appalling thing to feel all one possesses drain away.

True eloquence makes light of eloquence. True morality makes light of morality.