"

The less I pray the harder it gets the more I pray the better it goes.

"

War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.

"

Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against th...more

"

At these words I was utterly stupefied and terror-stricken. I thought to myself, “With what tongue shall I address such majesty, seeing that all men o...more

"

Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly.

"

For all works and things, which are either commanded or forbidden by God and thus have been instituted by the supreme Majesty, are 'musts.' Neverthele...more

"

They are trying to make me into a fixed star. I am an irregular planet.

"

The fewer the words the better the prayer.

"

It is certainly true that reason is the most important and the highest rank among all things and, in comparison with other things of this life, the be...more

"

The best way to drive out the devil, if he will not yield to texts of Scripture, is to jeer and flout him, for he cannot bear scorn.

"

A woman must be a woman and cannot be a man. She, too, is God's creature and her divine station is that she should bear and care for and rear children...more

"

I have to hurry all day to get time to pray.

"

Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.

"

No one can believe how powerful prayer is and what it can effect, except those who have learned it by experience. Whenever I have prayed earnestly, I ...more

"

The heart overflows with gladness, and leaps and dances for the joy it has found in God. In this experience the Holy Spirit is active, and has taught ...more