“A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.”
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The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation.
Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.
If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe.
The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit.