In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs.

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The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who...

The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who...

The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.

The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.

The poet produces the beautiful by fixing his attention on something real

The poet produces the beautiful by fixing his attention on something real

Humility is attentive patience.

Humility is attentive patience.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to...

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to...

A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if...

A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if...

To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human...

To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human...

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The...

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The...

To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself.

To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself.

Who were the fools who spread the story that brute force cannot kill ideas? Nothing...

Who were the fools who spread the story that brute force cannot kill ideas? Nothing...

To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile.

To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile.

Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it...

Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it...

Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable...

Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable...

It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the...

It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the...

A mind enclosed in language is in prison.

A mind enclosed in language is in prison.

We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits...

We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits...

One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.

One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.

The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but...

The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but...

The thief is no danger to the beggar

The thief is no danger to the beggar

Dangers by being despised grow great

Dangers by being despised grow great