Not their love of humanity, but the impotence of their love, prevents the Christians of today - burning us.

There are men who desire power simply for the sake of the happiness it will bring; these belong chiefly to political parties.

Whoever thought that he had understood something of me had merely construed something out of me, after his own image.

Are you genuine? Or just an actor? A representative? Or what it is that is represented?-In the end, you might merely be someone mimicking an actor ... Second question of conscience.

The 'kingdom of Heaven' is a condition of the heart - not something that comes 'upon the earth' or 'after death.'

Almost two thousand years, and no new god!

Our faith in others betrays that we would rather have faith in ourselves. Our longing for a friend is our betrayer. And often with our love we want merely to overcome envy. And often we attack and make ourselves enemies, to conceal that we are vulnerable.