Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.
The higher animals are in a sense drawn into Man when he loves them and makes them (as he does) much more nearly human than they would otherwise be.
Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.
The world is my country,all mankind are my brethren,and to do good is my religion.
I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars.
But for me the sweetest contact with God has no form. I close my eyes, look within, and enter a deep soft silence. The infinity of God's creation embraces me.
You don't look out there for God, something in the sky, you look in you.
In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.
The greatest quality of a man is to treat his enemies in a better way, for Allah himself showed kindness to his unbelievers.
God sleeps in the rock, dreams in the plant, stirs in the animal, and awakens in man.
Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.
What happens when people open their hearts?They get better.
Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.
Remind yourself that God is with you and nothing can defeat you. Believe that you now receive power from Him.
You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.
The body of man is a limitation. Only the spirit opens onto the infinite.
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
Split a piece of wood and I am there.
Christianity, if false, is not important. If Christianity is true, however, it is of infinite importance. What it cannot be is moderately important.
