Fruit is always the miraculous, the created; it is never the result of willing, but always a growth. The fruit of the Spirit is a gift of God, and only He can produce it. They who bear it know as little about it as the tree knows of its fruit. They know only the power of Him on whom their life depends

Neighbourliness is not a quality in other people, it is simply their claim on ourselves.

A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.

Whenever Christ calls us, His call leads us to death.

We have grown so accustomed to the idea of divine love...that we no longer sense the awe that God's coming should awaken in us.

Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.

If there is no element of asceticism in our lives, if we give free rein to the desires of the flesh (taking care of course to keep within the limits of what seems permissible to the world), we shall find it hard to train for the service of Christ. When the flesh is satisfied it is hard to pray with cheerfulness or to devote oneself to a life of service which calls for much self-renunciation.