Faith & Spirituality Sayings

The mind of the sage is tranquil. It is a mirror of heaven and earth, a looking glass for all creation.

He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature. Knowing his nature, he knows Heaven.

Heaven has its constant ways. It does not depend on a sage like Yao to exist, nor on a tyrant like Jie to perish.

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

The truth is that the happiness of man is not in his freedom, but in his submission to God.

The soul is healed by being with children.

I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.

I would rather be a penniless beggar than a wealthy man who forgets God.

I, the sultan of sultans, the sovereign of sovereigns, the distributor of crowns to the monarchs of the globe, the shadow of God on earth...

To love another person is to see the face of God.

I was born a slave, but nature gave me the soul of a free man.

The Catholic Church is the biggest bugbear in my life.

The soul of a writer is a very odd fish.

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.

Sometimes I don't know whether I'm a god or a devil. Sometimes I don't know whether I'm a saint or a sinner.

I don't know if God exists, but if he does, he's a writer.

I have committed the worst sin of all: I have not been happy.

I've learned that you can always pray for the people you love, even if you can't be with them.

I believe in the flesh and the appetites; Seeing, hearing, feeling, are miracles, and each part and tag of me is a miracle.

The Soul selects her own Society – Then – shuts the Door – To her divine Majority – Present no more –