A God who let us prove his existence would be an idol |
A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes - and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent |
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. |
First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me. |
God's truth judges created things out of love, and Satan's truth judges them out of envy and hatred. |
Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy |
Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy |
Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing, not even the truth, must come between it and the beloved person. |
If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction. |
If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction. |
If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. |
It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves. |
It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are not their own. |
It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others. |
One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons |