God doesn’t need to punish us. He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves.
-Barbara Kingsolver
"The Poisonwood Bible"
Quotations
God
Whoever sees Krishna sees a festival.
-A Spiritual Leader "Srila Prabhupada"
The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.
-Khalil Gibran
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?"
Men take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears.
-Thomas S. Monson
The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.
-Swami Vivekananda
The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; his presence should be felt everywhere, but he should never be seen.
-Gustave Flaubert
It is better to have God over your shoulder, than carry the world alone on your back.
-Anthony Liccione
God's promises are like the stars; the darker the night the brighter they shine.
-David Nicholas
Christ was crucified once, but his teachings suffer crucifixion every day at the hands of men of limited vision. Christ’s teachings cannot be understood just by reading the Bible…but by living and trying out in everyday life the principles taught in the book.
-A Spiritual Leader "Paramahansa Yogananda"
