I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once.

We shall not be well so long as we love and admire anything more than we love and admire God.

Our problem with desire is that we want too little.

The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal.

The proper aim of giving is to put the recipient in a state where he no longer needs our gift.

The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became Man for no other purpose.

And above all, you must be asking which door is the true one; not which pleases you best by its paint and panelling…the question should never be: ‘Do I like that kind of service?’ but ‘Are these doctrines true: Is holiness there? Does my conscience move me towards this? Is my reluctance to move to this door due to my pride, or my mere taste, or my personal dislike for this particular door-keeper?