It doesn't matter if the water is cold or warm if you're going to have to wade through it anyway. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin coldmatterwade Change image and share on social
The facts tell us that no religious Faith releases - or ever has released at any moment in History - a higher degree of warmth, a more intense dynamism of unification than the Christianity of our own day - and the more Catholic it is, the truer my words. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin catholicchristianityday share on social
Man can be understood only by ascending from physics, chemistry, biology, and geology. In other words, he is first of all a cosmic problem. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ascendbiologychemistry Change image and share on social
Morality arose largely as an empirical defence of the individual and society. Ever since intelligent beings began to be in contact, and consequently in friction, they have felt the need to guard themselves against each other's encroachments. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin arisebeginbeing share on social
The universe as we know it is a joint product of the observer and the observed. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin jointobserveobserver Change image and share on social
A Religion of Evolution: that, when all is said and done, is what Man needs ever more explicitly if he is to survive and 'superlive,' as soon as he becomes conscious of his power to ultra-hominize himself and of his duty to do so. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin consciousdutyevolution share on social
To our critical eyes, the threads of which the past is woven are, by nature, endless and indivisible. Scientifically speaking, we cannot grasp the absolute beginning of anything: everything extends backwards to be prolonged by something else. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin absolutebackwardsbegin share on social
What is imponderable in the world is greater than what we can handle. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin greathandleimponderable Change image and share on social
The history of the kingdom of God is, directly, one of a reunion. The total divine milieu is formed by the incorporation of every elected spirit in Jesus Christ. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin christdirectlydivine Change image and share on social
Humanity at the centre of the primates, Homo sapiens, in humanity, is the end-product of a gradual work of creation, the successive sketches for which still surround us on every side. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin centrecreationend Change image and share on social
