“Many love humanity only in order to forget God with a clear conscience.”

“Faith is not knowledge of an object but communion with it.”

“In the intelligent man faith is the only remedy for anguish.The fool is cured by “reason,” “progress,” alcohol, work.”

“In spiritually arid centuries, the only man to realize that the century is dying from thirst is the man who still harnesses an underground spring.”

“In an age in which the media broadcast countless pieces of foolishness, the educated man is defined not by what he knows, but by what he doesn't know.”

“Phrases are pebbles that the writer tosses into the reader’s soul.The diameter of the concentric waves they displace depends on the dimensions of the pond.”

“Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.”

“The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more. 1153a 23”

“Sex for pleasure, for fun, or even for building relationships is completely absent from our national conversation. Yet taking the joy out of sexuality is a surefire way to ensure not that young wom...”