Philosophy Quote by Peter Kreeft — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“We try too much and trust too little. Count the times God's Book tells us to "try." Now count the times it tells us to "trust.”

“Only because a bird doesn't swim in the ocean but flies in the air can it enter the ocean from above; only because God is not temporal can he enter into time.”

“Stand in the divine rain, and seeds of wisdom will grow in your soul.”

“The saints, too, had wandering minds. The saints, too, had constantly to recall their constantly wandering mind-child home. They became saints because they continued to go after the little wanderer, like the Good Shepherd.”

“One of the few things in life that cannot possibly do harm in the end is the honest pursuit of the truth.”

“The only way God can strengthen his presence in our will is to weaken his presence in our feelings. Otherwise we would become spiritual cripples, unable to walk without emotional crutches. This is why he gives us dryness, sufferings, and failures.”

“After some cogitation, it is difficult not to agree with Herman Bondi (1919 - 2005), who in his book 'Relativity and Common Sense' says:”

“whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived”

“People should decide on the books' meanings for themselves. They'll find a story that attacks such things as cruelty, oppression, intolerance, unkindness, narrow-mindedness, and celebrates love, kindness, open-mindedness, tolerance, curiosity, human intelligence.”

“Vivo sin vivir en mí... muero porque no muero. (I live without really being alive... I die because I am not dying.)”

“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Who watches the watchmen?”

“You can believe in whatsoever you like, but the truth remains the truth, no matter how sweet the lie may taste.”