I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God

My scholarly expectation is then that I may succeed in becoming clever in philosophy in spite of my stupidity.

Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in life's relationships, just as the cold of winter produces ice-flowers on the window-panes, which vanish with the warmth.

This is all that I've known for certain, that God is love. Even if I have been mistaken on this or that point: God is nevertheless love.

With respect to love we speak continually about perfection and the perfect person. With respect to love Christianity also speaks continually about perfection and the perfect person. Alas, but we men talk about finding the perfect person in order to love him. Christianity speaks about being the perfect person who limitlessly loves the person he sees.

It is more blessed to give than to receive, but then it is also more blessed to be able to do without than to have to have.

On the secretly blushing cheek is reflected the glow of the heart