Humanism and Divinity are as complementary to one another in theorder of culture, as are Nature and Grace in the order of being.

The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions.

The moment that the state came into conflict with the higher power, the moment that it set itself up as an end in itself, it became identified with Augustine's earthly city and lost all claims to a higher sanction than the law of force and self-interest. Without justice, what is a great kingdom but a great robbery, magnum latrocinium?

If man attempts to suppress the animal side of his nature by a sheer effort of conscious will, nature finds a hundred unexpected and unpleasant ways to take its revenge.

Thus Christian humanism is as indispensable to the Christian way of life as Christian ethics and a Christian sociology.

The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language

Man can know his world without falling back on revelation; he can live his life without feeling his utter dependence on supernatural powers.