It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.

A mind enclosed in language is in prison.

It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.

Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention.

A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if only to avoid being deceived by false doctrines.

The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural use for it.

At the centre of the human heart is the longing for an absolute good, a longing which is always there and is never appeased by any object in this world.