Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.

Criticism is above all a gift, an intuition, a matter of tact and flair; it cannot be taught or demonstrated--it is an art.

About Jesus we must believe no one but himself.

Mozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur which belongs to the storms of air and sea, and while the soul of Mozart seems to dwell on the ethereal peaks of Olympus, that of Beethoven climbs shuddering the storm-beaten sides of a Sinai. Blessed be they both! Each represents a moment of the ideal life, each does us good. Our love is due to both.

Faith is certitude without proofs ... Faith is a sentiment, for it is a hope; it is an instinct, for it precedes all outward instruction.

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest.

We are always making God our accomplice so that we may legalize our own inequities.