A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind himself to the fact. But if he hates falsehood, he will not do so; and in that case he will have to suffer a lot. He will beat his head against the wall until he faints. He will come to again

the instruments of power - arms, gold, machines, magical or technical secrets - always exist independently of him who disposes of them, and can be taken up by others. Consequently all power is unstable.

The mysteries of faith are degraded if they are made into an object of affirmation and negation, when in reality they should be an object of contemplation.

Education-whether its object be children or adults, individuals or an entire people-consists in creating motives.

In reality nothing is so beautiful as the good, nothing is so monotonous and boring as evil.

Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.

Charity. To love human beings in so far as they are nothing. That is to love them as God does.