“Do you want to have a humble share in perpetuating wisdom among men, in gathering up the inheritance of the ages, in formulating the rules of the mind for the present time, in discovering facts and causes, in turning men's… — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
“The more a man departs from lawful authority, that is, authority normally constituted, whether by God or by the nature of things, the more… — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
“Just as no particular branch of knowledge is self-sufficing so all branches together are not self-sufficing without the queen of knowledge, philosophy, nor the… — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
“Do you want to have a humble share in perpetuating wisdom among men, in gathering up the inheritance of the ages, in formulating the… — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
“To upset the order of nature, and even more the order of God, who, for us, is more natural than nature itself, is to… — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
“Whoever expresses truth expresses God, the Word, and utters therefore a word of God.” — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
Friendship is an obstetric art; it draws out our richest and deepest resources; it unfolds the wings of our dreams and hidden indeterminate thoughts;… — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
“The good is the brother of the true; it will help its brother.” — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
“Inspiration is incompatible with selfish desire. Whoever wants something for himself sets truth aside. Such aims can only degrade work.” — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
“There are antecedent passion and consequent passion, that is, passion which precedes the use of reason or faith, and so hinders it; and passion… — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
Very often, gleams of light come in a few minutes' sleeplessness, in a second perhaps; you must fix them. To entrust them to the… — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
“Variety is precious when it expresses nature more richly by developing various aspects of it; but the variety that consists in producing cripples and… — Antonin Sertillanges Copy Share Image
