Beauty kindles love, and only the one who remains captivated by it, only the one who is intoxicated by it, only the one who remains a lover while he is investigating its essence, can hope to penetrate its essence.
Dietrich von HildebrandSex is essentially deep. We become what we do with our bodies, and there is no deeper act than sex.
Dietrich von HildebrandThe way to attain the virtue of mercy lies in our constant awareness of being encompassed by mercy.
Dietrich von HildebrandThe great mystery of our metaphysical situation, that God is nearer to us than we are ourselves, is manifest in the fact that we cannot even be wholly ourselvesโin the sense of individuality as a unique divine thoughtโuntil we are reborn in Christ.
Dietrich von Hildebrand