Things never happen the same way twice.
And out of that hopeless attempt has come nearly all that we call human history – money, poverty, ambition, war, prostitution, classes, empires, slavery – the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.
Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.
Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us; it is the very sign of His presence.
I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.
You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.
My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust?
True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.
When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.
Nothing you have not given away will ever really be yours.
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance, the only thing it cannot be is moderately important.
We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito.
The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That’s the deal.
It is a very funny thing that the sleepier you are, the longer you take about getting to bed.
Write about what really interests you, whether it is real things or imaginary things, and nothing else.
Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.
There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him.
It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out.
Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny.