Where there is plenty of light there is strong shadow. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote – “One must strive to become what one is.”
One must strive to become what one is. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Quote – “The great thing in this world…”
The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809 – 1894)
Soren Kierkegaard Quote – “Life is not a problem to be solved…”
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. Soren Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855)
Soren Kierkegaard Quote – “Eternity alone understands about compassion…”
Eternity alone understands about compassion. If you therefore wish to learn to understand compassion, you must learn it from eternity. But if you wish to understand the eternal, then there must be quiet about you, while you absolutely center your attention on inwardness. Soren Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855)
Isaac of Nineveh Quote – “When we have reached love…”
When we have reached love, we have reached God and our journey is at an end. Isaac of Nineveh (circa 613 – 700)
Isaac of Nineveh Quote – “They alone find who remain in silence…”
Many are avidly seeking, but they alone find who remain in silence. Those who delight in a multitude of words, even though they say admirable things, are empty within. If you love truth, be a lover of silence. Silence like the sunlight will illuminate you in God and will deliver you from the phantoms of ignorance. Silence will unite your […]
Epistle to the Hebrews, Attributed to Paul the Apostle
Faith is a conviction of the reality of the things which we do not see. Through faith we understand that the world came into being and still exists at the command of God, so that what is seen does not owe its existence to that which is visible. Epistle to the Hebrews (11, 1-3), Attributed to Paul the Apostle
Francois Fenelon Quote – “The greatest of all crosses is self…”
The greatest of all crosses is self. If we die in part every day, we shall have but little to do on the last. These little daily deaths will destroy the power of the final dying. Francois Fenelon (1651 – 1715)
Francois Fenelon Quote – “God never ceases to speak to us…”
God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without, and the tumult of our passions within, bewilder us, and prevent us from listening. All must be silent around us, and all must be still within us, when we would listen with our whole souls to this voice. It is a still, small voice, and is […]