That which the fascists hate, above all else, is intelligence. - Miguel de Unamuno

Religion is better described than defined and better felt than described. But if there is any one definition that latterly has obtained acceptance, it is that of Schleiermacher, to the effect that religion consists in the simple feeling of a relationship of dependence upon something above us and a desire to establish relations with this mysterious power.

Love is a contradiction if there is no God.

Es una desgracia esto de tener que servirse uno de las cosas — pensó Augusto — ; tener que usarlas, el use estropea y hasta destruye toda belleza. La función más noble de los objetos es la de ser contemplados. ¡Qué bella es una naranja antes de comida!