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.

Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.

Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.

When God gave you to me he never said that you were mine, that I could keep you always--only borrowed read more

When God gave you to me he never said that you were mine, that I could keep you always--only borrowed for a time. Now, He's called you home, I'm sad and I shed tears. Yet, I'm glad He loaned you to me and we had these many years.

Man says--"So, so."
Heaven says--"No, no."

Man says--"So, so."
Heaven says--"No, no."

God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.

God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.

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

At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.

At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.

As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, read more

As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to God.

Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.

Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.