“The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love.”

“By means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us, and molds …”

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Divine Milieu* (1927)

“Love is the fundamental energy of the universe.”

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man* (1955)

“The Earth is not only a machine, it is also a face.”

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Divine Milieu* (1927)

“The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one’s self to others.”

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Widely attributed in secondary sources; specific original publication not confirmed

“We are evolution become conscious of itself.”

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man* (1955)

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human …”

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man* (1955)