...the most dangerous shortsightedness consists in underestimating the mediocre.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

Who are you to condemn another's sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it.

Fact is Our Lord knew all about the power of money: He gave capitalism a tiny niche in His scheme of things, He gave it a chance, He even provided a first installment of funds. Can you beat that? It's so magnificent. God despises nothing. After all, if the deal had come off, Judas would probably have endowed sanatoriums, hospitals, public libraries or laboratories.

Hell is not to love anymore.

A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.

God ordains that beggars should beg for greatness, as for all else, when greatness shines out of them, and they don't know it.