Wonder is the beginning of wisdom in learning from books as well as from nature.

Habits are formed by the repetition of particular acts. They are strengthened by an increase in the number of repeated acts. Habits are also weakened or broken, and contrary habits are formed by the repetition of contrary acts.

Angels are able to know and understand better than the human intellect can, precisely because such knowledge and understanding comes to them by way of ideas infused in them by God.

It's not how many books you get through, it's how many books get through you.

In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.

The love which moves the world, according to common Christian belief, is God's love and the love of God.

To agree without understanding is inane. To disagree without understanding is impudent.