Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite.

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

The truth is lived before it is understood. It must be fought for, tested, and appropriated. Truth is the way... Anyone will easily understand it if he just gives himself to it.

People have an idea that the preacher is an actor on a stage and they are the critics, blaming or praising him. What they don't know is that they are the actors on the stage; he (the preacher) is merely the prompter standing in the wings, reminding them of their lost lines.

For the sadness in legitimate humour consists in the fact that honestly and without deceit it reflects in a purely human way upon what it is to be a child.

Absolute passion cannot be understood by a third party.