I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.

Who is the most favoured of God? He from whom the greatest good comes to His creatures.

There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.

Spiritual progress is like a detoxification

Let one who has become wealthy reign, and let one who has power renounce

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

You will not enter paradise until you have faith. And you will not complete your faith until you love one another.

The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.

God is cruel. Sometimes he makes you live.

It is always more difficult to fight against faith than against knowledge.

God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.

There is a polish for everything that takes away rust, and the polish for the heart is the remembrance of God.

You may never have proof of your importance but you are more important than you think. There are always those who couldn’t do without you. The rub is that you don’t always know who.

Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be the sons of God.

Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.

A man's greatness is to be measured by his capacity for communion with others.

Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

Whoever loves to meet God, God loves to meet him.