The work of art which I do not make, none other will ever make.
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
Sin is nothing else but the failure to recognize human wretchedness.
The beauty of the world is Christ's tender smile for us coming through matter.
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
Academic work is one of those fields which contain a pearl so precious that it is worth while to sell all our possessions, keeping nothing for ourselves, in order to be able to acquire it.