If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.

If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

He made little, too little of sacraments and priests, because God
was so intensely real to him. What should read more

He made little, too little of sacraments and priests, because God
was so intensely real to him. What should he do with lenses who
stood thus full in the torrent of the sunshine.

I want to go berry picking on the hogback, God.
Keep me on a short leash.

I want to go berry picking on the hogback, God.
Keep me on a short leash.

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the read more

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts; the rest are details.

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of read more

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth
his handywork.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth
his handywork.

A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.

A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.

I don't try to imagine a God; it suffices to stand in awe of the structure of the world, insofar read more

I don't try to imagine a God; it suffices to stand in awe of the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it