Genius never desires what does not exist.

Faith is holding onto uncertainties with passionate conviction.

Father in Heaven! When the thought of thee wakes in our hearts let it not awaken like a frightened bird that flies about in dismay, but like a child waking from its sleep with a heavenly smile.

Where unclarity resides, there is temptation, and there it proves only too easily the stronger. Wherever there is ambiguity, wherever there is wavering, there is disobedience down at the bottom.

If I could prescribe only one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe silence.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

Out of love, God becomes man. He says: 'See, here is what it is to be a human being'.