paul tillich

“ There is no condition for forgiveness. ”

“ Meaninglessness is no threat so long as enthusiasm for the universe and for man as its center is alive. ”

“ Faith as the state of being ultimately concerned implies love, namely, the desire and urge toward the reunion of the separated. ”

“ Wine is like the incarnation - it is both divine and human. ”

“ Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite. ”

“ The anxiety of fate is conquered by self-affirmation of the individual as an infinitely significant microcosmic representation of the universe. ”

“ Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being. ”

“ He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being. ”

“ The typical American, after he has lost the foundations of his existence, works for new foundations. ”

“ Nothing truly real is forgotten eternally because everything real comes from eternity and goes to eternity. ”