Sometimes I think the resurrection of the body, unless much improved in construction, a mistake!
Evelyn UnderhillAs the social self can only be developed by contact with society, so the spiritual self can only be developed by contact with the spiritual world.
Evelyn UnderhillOn every level of life, from housework to heights of prayer, in all judgment and efforts to get things done, hurry and impatience are sure marks of the amateur.
Evelyn UnderhillIf God were small enough to be understood, He would not be big enough to be worshipped.
Evelyn UnderhillAs the beautiful does not exist for the artist and poet alone—though these can find in it more poignant depths of meaning than other men—so the world of Reality exists for all; and all may participate in it, unite with it, according to their measure and to the strength and purity of their desire.
Evelyn Underhill