Quotes about god
god truth-is
God is Truth, Truth is God. Mahatma Gandhi
god trying earth
God is the hardest taskmaster I have known on this earth and He tries you through and through. Mahatma Gandhi
god truth treasure
God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us. Mahatma Gandhi
god return needed
God took and needed no personal service. He served His creatures without demanding any service for Himself in return. Mahatma Gandhi
god faith light
Each one prays to God according to his own light. Mahatma Gandhi
god ocean shapes
As soon as we become one with the ocean in the shape of God, there is no more rest for us, nor indeed do we need rest any longer. Mahatma Gandhi
god thinking decline
Life teaches much, but to all thinking persons it brings ever closer the will of God - not because their faculties decline, but on the contrary, because they increase. Madame de Stael
god men odd
As man is, so is his God. And thus is God oft strangely odd. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
god nature play
Nature is so perfect that the Trinity couldn't have fashioned her any more perfect. She is an organ on which our Lord plays and the devil works the bellows. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
god powerful omnipotence
What is predestination? Answer: God is more powerful and wiser than we are, therefore he deals with us according to his pleasure. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
god men mockery
As a man is, so is his God; therefore God was so often an object of mockery. [Ger., Wie einer ist, so ist sein Gott, Darum ward Gott so oft zu Spott.] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
god thinking essence
Except during my childhood, when I was probably influenced by Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel depiction of God with a flowing white beard, I have never tried to project the Creator in any kind of human likeness. The vociferous debates about whether God is male or female seem ridiculous to me. I think of God as an omnipotent and omniscient presence, a spirit that permeates the universe, the essence of truth, nature, being, and life. To me, these are profound and indescribable concepts that seem to be trivialized when expressed in words. Jimmy Carter
god fuel today
Today, in directly harnessing the power of the Sun, we're taking the energy that God gave us, the most renewable energy that we will ever see, and using it to replace our dwindling supplies of fossil fuels. Jimmy Carter
god political religion
I began to expand my personal service in the church, and to search more diligently for a closer relationship with God among my different business, professional and political interests. Jimmy Carter
god faith hope
Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer. Jimmy Carter
god guess pagan religion ruling trust
Monotheism makes me grouchy. I don't trust any religion that makes God look like one of the ruling class. I guess I'm a pagan or an animist. Gloria Steinem
god good historical law life nor written
The law of God, and also the way to life, is written in our hearts: It lieth in no man's supposition and knowing, nor in any historical opinion, but in a good will and well-doing.
god love
The love of God is passionate. He pursues each of us even when we know it not. William Wordsworth
god heart
The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother. Therese Lisieux
god names greater
There is no greater spellbinder of peace than the name of God. Mahatma Gandhi
god idols temples
The idol in the temple is not God. But since God resides in every atom, He resides in that idol too. Mahatma Gandhi
god matter approach
Religion is entirely a personal matter. Each one could approach his Creator as he liked. Mahatma Gandhi
god men serving-god
A man cannot serve God and Mammon, nor be "temperate and furious" at the same time. Mahatma Gandhi
god rely-upon helping
It was manly and dignified to rely upon God for the dissolution of all troubles. He was the only infallible help, guide and friend. Mahatma Gandhi
god reason existence
It is possible to reason out the existence of God to a limited extent. Mahatma Gandhi
god men names
It is impossible that God, who is the God of Justice, could have made the distinctions that men observe today in the name of religion. Mahatma Gandhi
god denial weakness
It is better to be charged with cowardice and weakness than to be guilty of denial of our oath and sin against God. Mahatma Gandhi
god men brotherhood-of-man
Its unadulterated belief in the oneness of God and a practical application of the truth of the brotherhood of man for those who are nominally within its fold are two distinctive contributions of Islam. Mahatma Gandhi
god kings sacrifice
In the Gita continuous concentration on God is the king of sacrifices. Mahatma Gandhi
god atheist permit
In His boundless love God permits the atheist to live. Mahatma Gandhi
god evil good-and-evil
In a strictly scientific sense God is at the bottom of both good and evil. Mahatma Gandhi
god care today
If we will take care of today, God will take care of the morrow. Mahatma Gandhi
god names evil
He who has a living faith in God will not do evil deeds with name of God on his lips. Mahatma Gandhi