Divine Quotes - Page 3

Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire. The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross.

The sceptic ultimately undermines democracy (1) because he can see no significance in death and such things of a literal equality; (2) because he introduces different first principles, making debate impossible: and debate is the life of democracy; (3) because the fading of the images of sacred persons leaves a man too prone to be a respecter of earthly persons; (4) because there will be more, not less, respect for human rights if they can be treated as divine rights.

To iterate is human, to recurse divine.

Any place is sacred ground, for it can become a place of encounter with the divine Presence.

I am part of a divine essence. I don't have to become anything. I already am.

I long to be filled with divine knowledge, divine wisdom, divine love, divine holiness, to the utmost extent of my capacity. I want to feel that all the currents of my soul are interfused in one channel deep and wide, and all flowing towards the heart of Christ.

We admit of no government by divine right, believing that so far as power is concerned the Beneficent Creator has made no distinction amongst men; that all are upon an equality, and that the only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.

My only hope for the world is in bringing the human mind into contact with divine revelation.

All truth and understanding is a result of a divine light which is God Himself.

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called procreation, and it is reborn, continually and forever.

No act loses us; no violence we're subjected to destroys us; no debasement chases out the divine, and no one can take the divine from us.

You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.

When You Hold Onto Your History, You Do It At The Expense Of Your Destiny.

Things divine are not attainable by mortals who understand sensual things.

The will of God is found in the Word of God. The more a person grows, the more he begins to think instinctively and habitually from a divine perspective.

I live to hold communion With all that is divine, To feel there is a union Twixt Natures heart and mine.

I feel a great desire to abandon myself with greater trust to the Divine Mercy and to place my hope in God alone.

When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.

Friend, you are a divine mingle-mangle of guts and stardust. So hang in there! If doors opened for me, they can open for anyone.

The universe is a Divine thought that has taken form.

God can say to His believers, 'I am divine and human,' and His believers can reply, 'Praise You, Lord. You are divine and human, and we are human and divine.'

I have become convinced that if God stands a child before you, for even just a minute, it is a divine appointment.

Whatsoever that be within us that feels, thinks, desires, and animates, is something celestial, divine, and, consequently, imperishable.

Know that however ugly the parts appear the whole remains beautiful... ... the wholeness of life and things, the divine beauty of the universe. Love that, not man Apart from that, or else you will share man's pitiful confusions, or drown in despair when his days darken.

Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty...a cknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours.