And the seriousness with which the other party takes my words always raises the doubt whether I have taken them seriously enough myself.

Things always work according to their nature.

Regarding the debate about faith and works: It's like asking which blade in a pair of scissors is most important.

Unless Christianity is wholly false, the perception of ourselves which we have in moments of shame must be the only true one.

The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning.

Anyone who endeavors to be a Christian will soon find his intelligence being sharpened. You are embarking on something that is going to take the whole of you, brains and all.

A cold, self-righteous prig who goes regularly to church may be far nearer to Hell than a prostitute.