The paradox in Christian truth is invariably due to the fact that it is the truth that exists for God. The standard of measure and the end is superhuman; and there is only one relationship possible: faith.

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.

... the more one needs God the more perfect he is. To need God is nothing to be ashamed of but is perfection itself. It is the saddest thing in the world if a human being goes through life without discovering that he needs God!

My melancholy is the most faithful sweetheart I have had.

One can advise comfortably from a safe port.

I have, I believe, the courage to doubt everything; I have, I believe, the courage to fight against everything; but I do not have the courage to acknowledge anything, the courage to possess, to own anything.

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