Keep the imagination sane — that is one of the truest conditions of communion with heaven. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864)
Jeanne Guyon Quote – “Our activity should consist in…”
Our activity should consist in placing ourselves in a state of susceptibility to Divine impressions, and pliability to all the operations of the Eternal Word. Jeanne Guyon (1648 – 1717)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote – “The first and last thing…”
The first and last thing which is required of genius is the love of truth. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
Oliver Goldsmith Quote – “Every mind seems capable of…”
Every mind seems capable of entertaining a certain quantity of happiness, which no institutions can increase, no circumstances alter, and entirely independent of fortune. Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774)
William Hazlitt Quote – “One truth discovered is immortal…”
One truth discovered is immortal, and entitles its author to be so: for, like a new substance in nature, it cannot be destroyed. William Hazlitt (1778 – 1830)
Simone Weil Quote – “In general we must not wish for…”
In general we must not wish for the disappearance of any of our troubles, but grace to transform them. Simone Weil (1909 – 1943)
Heinrich Heine Quote – “Freedom is a new religion.”
Freedom is a new religion. Heinrich Heine (1797 – 1856)
Fyodor Dostoevsky Quote – “Love in dreams is greedy…”
Love in dreams is greedy for immediate action, rapidly performed and in the sight of all. Men will even give their lives if only the ordeal does not last long but is soon over, with all looking on and applauding as though on stage. But active love is labor and fortitude, and for some people too, perhaps, a complete science. […]
Hierocles Of Alexandria Quote – “We can only cure our tendency downwards…”
We can only cure our tendency downwards by the power that leads upwards… by a total conversion to the divine law. Hierocles Of Alexandria (circa 430 A.D.)
Quote by Horace – “It is right to yield to the truth.”
It is right to yield to the truth. Horace (65 B.C.E. – 8 B.C.E.)
