Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means, at the point of highest reality. A chastity or honesty or mercy which yields to danger will be chaste or honest or merciful only on conditions. Pilate was merciful till it became risky.

The very first tear he made was so deep that I thought it had gone right into my heart.

Before we can be cured we must want to be cured. Those who really wish for help will get it; but for many modern people even the wish is difficult.

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

Omnipotence means power to do all that is intrinsically possible, not to do the intrinsically impossible. You may attribute miracles to Him, but not nonsense.

Every day in a life fills the whole life with expectations and memory.

Die before you die, there is no chance after.