Wisdom of the Heart Quotes

“To exercise what Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy called a right that is “at the heart of liberty”— namely, the right to determine for oneself the meaning of life and the mystery of human existence—is to tell God, “Get off my throne.”
― Peter Kreeft, Wisdom of the Heart: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful at the Center of Us All

“Being is the source of truth and goodness, and beauty is their product.”
― Peter Kreeft, Wisdom of the Heart: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful at the Center of Us All

“There is only one road to social success and happiness in this life: that is personal virtue. No house can be made from defective bricks, no matter how perfect its blueprint. Christianity is social, but God will save societies only by saving persons. Society is not a person.”
― Peter Kreeft, Wisdom of the Heart: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful at the Center of Us All

“Because distinctively human feelings are spiritual and intentional—i.e., about something other than ourselves—they can therefore be deformed and defaced by being turned inward and subjectivized. The obvious example is love: we can be in love with our own feelings of love rather than with another person or thing.”
― Peter Kreeft, Wisdom of the Heart: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful at the Center of Us All

“Religion is not a technique; religion is a romance, both for us and for God.”
― Peter Kreeft, Wisdom of the Heart: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful at the Center of Us All