All Quotes By Tag: Religion

“As became a young sinner, Sam [Mark Twain] had a special interest in Satan. He asked his Sunday school teacher questions about Eve in the garden, wondering “if he had ever heard of another woman who, being approached by a serpent, would not excuse herself and break for the nearest timber.” Twain recalled, “He did not answer my question, but rebuked me for inquiring into matters above my age and comprehension.”

“The better men know the Lord, the better may the eternal truths we learn be applied in our daily lives.”

“Mientras más mengüe tu nivel de inseguridad, más crecerá tu nivel de fe.”

“La libertad nos mantiene volando alto, pero la contienda destruye nuestra habilidad de volar.”

“El amor de Cristo nos ayuda a mirar más allá del amor de otros.”

“Segala hal yang dikatakan Komandan mengenai Orde adalah kebenaran yang tidak dilebih-lebihkan. Orde memang bersinonim dengan kebaikan. Orde menghargai kemajuan. Orde mencintai kehidupan. Orde bahkan mengajarkan pertobatan. Semua yang dijabarkan di dalam Kitab pada dasarnya akan berakhir pada kebahagiaan, pun setelah kematian.Akan tetapi Orde dan Kitab adalah takdir. Yang tidak dapat dibantah dan harus diterima semua orang dengan pasrah.Sama seperti penglihatanku, Orde tidak memberikan pilihan.”

“Widespread criticisms of jihad in Islam and the so-called sword verses in the Quran have unearthed for fair-minded Christians difficult questions about Christianity’s own traditions of holy war and ‘texts of terror.’ Like Hinduism’s Mahabharata epic, the Bible devotes entire books to war and rumors thereof. Unlike the Quran, however, it contains hardly any rules for how to conduct a just war.”

“There is a purpose in life–to raise men nearer to the likeness of God. Whoever seeks that ideal, daily, finds joy; and in no other way can true joy be found.”

“True freedom, which is full joy, is the complete recognition of law and adaptation to it. Bondage comes from ignorance of law or opposition to it.”

“We are social animals. We like to feel a part of something of beauty and power that transcends our insignificance. It can be a religion, a political party, a ball club. Why not also Nature? I feel a strong identity with the world of living things. I was born into it; we all were. But we may not feel the ties unless we gain intimacy by seeing, feeling, smelling, touching and studying the natural world. Trying to live in harmony with the dictates of nature is probably as inspirational as living in harmony with the Koran or the Bible. Perhaps it is also a timely undertaking.”

“¡Mientras más sucia esté tu Biblia, más limpio estará tu corazón!”

“Nuestra expectativa debe de ser mayor en nosotros mismos que en las demás personas.”

“I think that Gnosticism is about discovering the way that God has turned into you, and then realizing that if you can describe how it is that God turned into you, you can reverse the process.”

“When religious groups in a conflict eliminate the personal element and perceive themselves as representatives of collectives, heir actions tend to become more “radical” and “merciless.” (Ch.3, by Jaco Cilliers, p. 48)”

“The morning was bright and propitious. Before their departure, mass had been said in the chapel, and the protection of St. Ignatius invoked against all contingent evils, but especially against bears, which, like the fiery dragons of old, seemed to cherish unconquerable hostility to the Holy Church. (“The Legend Of Monte Del Diablo”).”