That which hath been is now, and that which is to be hath already been. Ecclesiastes (circa 250 B.C.E.)
Quote by Paul the Apostle – “Love is the fulfilling of the law.”
Love is the fulfilling of the law. Paul the Apostle (circa 5 A.D. – 64 A.D.)
Fyodor Dostoevsky Quote – “The darker the night, the brighter the stars…”
The darker the night, the brighter the stars. The deeper the grief, the closer is God. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 – 1881)
Fyodor Dostoevsky Quote – “It’s the great mystery of human life that old grief…”
It’s the great mystery of human life that old grief passes gradually into quiet tender joy. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 – 1881)
Dionysius the Areopagite – “Know Him through unknowing…”
It is no mistake then to speak of God and to honor him as known through all being… But the way of knowing God that is most worthy of Him is to know Him through unknowing, in a union that rises above all intellect. The intellect is first detached from all beings, then it goes out of itself and is […]
Didymus the Blind Quote – “The well-cultivated soul has the Logos as its King.”
The well-cultivated soul has the Logos as its King. Didymus the Blind (circa 313 – 398)
Didymus the Blind Quote – “The face of the inner person is illuminated by wisdom…”
Wisdom of a person makes the face shine, but not the face of the body, not a part of the flesh, but the face of the inner person. The face of the inner person is illuminated by wisdom. But wisdom, light, Logos, truth and the other conceptions are identical when applied to Christ. Didymus the Blind (circa 313 – 398)
Didymus the Blind Quote – “The perception of the sun by an astronomer…”
The perception of the sun by an astronomer and by a scientist is far inferior to the seeing of the invisible God and it is inferior to the knowledge that comes from God. Didymus the Blind (circa 313 – 398)
Quote from The Dhammapada – “For hatred ceases not by hatred at any time…”
He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me, in those who harbor such thoughts hatred will never leave… for hatred ceases not by hatred at any time. Hatred ceases by love. The Dhammapada
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quote – “One sees clearly only with the heart…”
One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 – 1944)