On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.
Whoever loves to meet God, God loves to meet him.
I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.
Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
Those who earn an honest living are the beloved of God.
There is a justifiable reaction against a type of religion which imposed rigid restrictions on any kind of rational enjoyment, while it left men free to exploit one another and to make life hideous in the race for wealth.
The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.
The body of man is a limitation. Only the spirit opens onto the infinite.
I defy anyone to imagine an environment more exquisitely designed to provide us with opportunities for spiritual growth than this life of ours.
It is better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.
How can the heart travel to God, when it is chained by its desires?
We can only know God well when we know our own sin. And those who have known God without knowing their wretchedness have not glorified Him but have glorified themselves.
How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?
One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.
Christianity, if false, is not important. If Christianity is true, however, it is of infinite importance. What it cannot be is moderately important.
Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is.
Man will only become better when you make him see what he is like.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
