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

“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 day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall …”

— 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)