The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
A great philosopher in the wrong is like a beacon on the reefs which says to seamen: steer clear of me.
The only artist who does not deserve respect is the one who works to please the public, for commercial success or for official success.
To philosophize man must put his whole soul into play, in much the same manner that to run he must use his heart and lungs.
God's love causes the beauty of what He loves, our love is caused by the beauty of what we love.
The more the poet grows, the deeper the level of creative intuition descends into the density of his soul. Where formerly he could be moved to song, he can do nothing now, he must dig deeper.
It is implanted in the Christian soul, by the side of the running waters, under the sky of the theological virtues, amid the breaths of the seven gifts of the Spirit. It is natural for it to bear Christian fruit.
The human race is guided by its own ideas, and only by its ideas. If thought were left perfectly free from ban of legislative or ecclesiastical censor, the best thoughts would as naturally prevail over the worst as the best seeds of the forest naturally triumph over the worst seeds.
Some things I like to do better than other things, but I've got to say that in the end, the thing that makes it the most interesting for me is who you're with, you know? It's people that make the difference in just about any field, right?
The ability to break a loved one's heart is the essential contradiction in human relationships.
To love anything good, at any cost, is a bargain.