Quotes about god
god kindness compassion
The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another. Thomas Merton
god spiritual truth
At the center of our being is a point of nothingness which is untouched by illusion, a point of pure truth, a point or spark which belongs entirely to God, which is never at our disposal, from which God disposes of our life, which is inaccessable to the fantasies of our own mind or the brutalities of our own will. This little point of nothingness and of absolute poverty is the pure glory of God in us. Thomas Merton
god firsts sitting
Is there no God, then, but at best an absentee God, sitting idle, ever since the first Sabbath, at the outside of his Universe? Thomas Carlyle
god reality devil
I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing; a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil. Thomas Carlyle
god stars eye
To us also, through every star, through every blade of grass, is not God made visible if we will open our minds and our eyes. Thomas Carlyle
god problem ifs
If God is your problem, only God is your solution. Tony Evans
god white house
If God can't get the attention of the church house, He's certainly not going to stop by the White House. Tony Evans
god people chaotic
The more people marginalize the true God of the Bible the more chaotic things become. Tony Evans
god people disciple
Disciples are people who operate under the rule of God, and if we're not operating under the rule of God, we can't expect the broader society to take God seriously. Tony Evans
godly men kingdoms
A kingdom man understands that God never said a godly life would be easy; He just said it would be worth it. Tony Evans
god science order
The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired. Stephen Hawking
god christian believe
If I meet the Christian Deity, I am lost: He is a tyrant and as such, is full of ideas of vengeance; His Bible speaks of nothing but fearful punishments. I never loved Him! I could never even believe that anyone did love Him sincerely. He is devoid of pity.... He will punish me in some abominable manner. Stendhal
god tired people
What is God trying to tell me? ... I'm just so tired. Why are people sabotaging me? Why, when I try to do something right, do people get angry? Spencer Haywood
god father sea
Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us O'er the world's tempestuous sea; Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, For we have no help but Thee. Sigmund Freud
god men giving
Man has, as it were, become a kind of prosthetic God. When he puts on all his auxiliary organs, he is truly magnificent; but those organs have not grown on him and they still give him much trouble at times. Sigmund Freud
god father special
The psychoanalysis of individual human beings, however, teaches us with quite special insistence that the god of each of them is formed in the likeness of his father, that his personal relation to God depends on his relation to his father in the flesh and oscillates and changes along with that relation, and that at bottom God is nothing other than an exalted father. Sigmund Freud
god real expression
There is no separation between us and God-we are divine expressions of the creative principle...there can be no real lack or scarcity; there is nothing we have to try to achieve or attract; we contain the potential for everything within us. Shakti Gawain
god wise powerful
That has been my personal relationship with God-a connection with the powerful, loving, wise energy in all of us, in all creation. It is the life force itself. We can all have contact with it each moment in our lives, but it takes commitment and practice. We must be willing to move through all our deepest fears, doubts, and misunderstandings. Shakti Gawain
god men eagles
It is God that accomplishes all term to hopes, God, who overtakes the flying eagle, outpasses the dolphin in the sea; who bends under his strength the man with thoughts too high. Pindar
god religion polytheism
As for our gods, we have a few too many to be true. Pierre Corneille
god-love goddess phenomenal
Marilyn was history's most phenomenal love goddess. Philippe Halsman
god challenges claims
The prime minister has chosen to acknowledge publicly the sovereignty of God and the claim of God on her life. Hers is the challenge to live up to that claim. Philip Robinson
gods-creation creation masterpiece
Each of us is a masterpiece of God's creation Pope Francis
god telling-the-truth realizing
One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God. Ramakrishna
god night thinking
If you meditate on your ideal, you will acquire its nature. If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of God. Ramakrishna
god book learning
Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures. After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God. Ramakrishna
god mad world
If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God. Ramakrishna
god should love-everyone
You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings. Ramakrishna
god self guru
Guru, God and Self are One Ramana Maharshi
god meaningful work
All of us are guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress. Tennessee Williams
god atheism mythology
All your Western theologies, the whole mythology of them, are based on the concept of God as a senile delinquent. Tennessee Williams
god color water
God is the color of water. Water doesn't have a color. James McBride
god men duty
What is here a right towards men, is a duty towards the Creator. James Madison