"True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue."

"I would rather be a sow than a Christian if I had to believe that God is as cruel as some say."

"God has created men with broad chests and shoulders, not broad hips, so that men can understand wisdom. But the place where the filth flows out is small. With women it's the other way around. That's w…"

"God hides in order not to be found where humans want to find God. But God also hides in order to be found where God wills to be found."

"I am a peasant's son; my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were genuine peasants."