“There are in every man, at every hour, two simultaneous postulations, one towards God, the other towards Satan
“Men long for an afterlife in which there apparently is nothing to do but delight in heaven's wonders
“God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, and thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face, a gauntlet with a gift in it
“Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven
“There are those who believe something, and therefore will tolerate nothing; and on the other hand, those who tolerate everything, because they believe nothing
“I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly at least, but such a person is not to be found
“I affirm, and would maintain, that true religion consists in proposing, as our great end, a growing likeness to the supreme being
“To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
“Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further
“In addition to my other numerous acquaintances, I have one more intimate confidant. My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known -- no wonder, then, that I return the love