One must pray first, but afterwards one must help oneself. God does not care for cowards.
Christianity has ever been the enemy of human love.
What we love once, we love forever. Shall there be joy in heaven over those who repent, yet no forgiveness for them upon earth? --"Wanda
The loss of our illusions is the only loss from which we never recover.
It is a kind of blindness--poverty. We can only grope through life when we are poor, hitting and maiming ourselves against every angle.
Intensely selfish people are always very decided as to what they wish. They do not waste their energies in considering the good of others.