“There must be some great truth underlying the instinct for worship.”

Men do not mirror themselves in running water; they mirror themselves in still water.

American culture has always known success, not suffering, so we’ve never known what to do with this part of the Bible.

The great soul that sits on the throne of the universe is not, never was, and never will be, in a hurry.

Letters should be easy and natural.

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.

The eyes are the amulets of the mind.

A third, of more extensive learning, ran To Sir George Villiers’ Ghost, and Mrs. Veal; Of sheeted Spectres spoke with shorten’d breath, And thrice he quoted Drelincourt on Death.

I count this thing to be grandly true: That a noble deed is a step toward God.

The Universe knows itself and expands itself through me.

O hour, of all hours, the most blesse’d upon earth, The bless’d hour of our dinners!

It’s never safe to be nostalgic about something until you’re absolutely certain there’s no chance of its coming back

Most people – and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all – are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

A mission could be defined as an image of a desired state that you want to get to. Once fully seen, it will inspire you to act, fuel your imagination and determine your behavior.

Humility is the embroidery of chiefs.

He (God) doesn’t need me, but He desires me.

Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.

Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.

The stone neither speaks nor gives anything. Therefore its service is fruitless and its worship is of no avail.

God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.

If we understand and feel that the greatest act of devotion and worship to God is not to harm any of His beings, we are loving God.

When you worship an idol, you’re substituting a thing for the ultimate.

I’m a lapsed Buddhist like I’m a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point.

You can’t worship the image or the Crucifix itself. You have to worship God.