The Wise Man Knows How

The Dynamic Element In My Philosophy, Taken As A Whole, Can Be Seen As An Obstinate And Untiring Battle Against The Spirit Of Abstraction.

This Detachment (poverty, Chastity, Etc.) Must Not Be Mere Amputation; Everything Which Is Shaken Off Must Be Simultaneously Found Again At A Higher Level.

Music At Times Is More Like Perfume Than Mathematics.

The Wise Man Knows How To Run His Life So That Contemplation Is Possible.

The Striking Thing About The Precious Blood Is The Bond It Establishes Between Love And Suffering In Our Experience, A Bond That Has Become So Close That We Have Come To Think Of Suffering Accepted With Joy As The Most Authentic Sign Of Love With Any Depth At All.