All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning.
-Henry David Thoreau
Quotations
God
How tired God must be of guilt and loneliness, for that is all we ever bring to Him.
-Mignon McLaughlin
"The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960"
I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker.
-Voltaire
Trust God completely and he will solve all difficulties. Faithfully leave everything to Him and He will see to everything.
-A Spiritual Leader "Meher Baba"
Heaven means to be one with God.
-Confucius
A virtuous person fears God without being afraid of him.
-Immanuel Kant
God's promises are like the stars; the darker the night the brighter they shine.
-David Nicholas
A person once asked me in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: “Tell me, when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?” We must always consider the person.
-Pope Francis "Pope Francis"
Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
-Bible "Exodus 20.12"
I think the reason we sometimes have the false sense that God is so far away is because that is where we have put him. We have kept him at a distance, and then when we are in need and call on him in prayer, we wonder where he is. He is exactly where we left him.
-Ravi Zacharias
"Has Christianity Failed You?"
