Money destroys human roots wherever it is able to penetrate, by turning desire for gain into the sole motive. It easily manages to outweigh all other motives, because the effort it demands of the mind is so very much less. Nothing is so clear and so simple as a row of figures.

Attachment is a manufacturer of illusion and whoever wants reality ought to be detached.

The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest.

One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.

The beauty of the world is Christ's tender smile for us coming through matter.

To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself.

To die for God is not a proof of faith in God. To die for an unknown and repulsive convict who is a victim of injustice, that is a proof of faith in God.