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
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
The young do not need God, and the old cannot find Him.
-Mignon McLaughlin
"The Second Neurotic's Notebook"
I do not believe in God and I am not an atheist.
-Albert Camus
"Notebooks 1951-1959"
Life is like a book with three chapters. Two are already written by God - Birth and Death. The chapter in the middle is empty; fill it with your smile, love and faith.
You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.
-Anne Lamott
You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think we are wise enough to read God's mind?
-Freeman Dyson
"The Meaning of Life"
What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.
-A. W. Tozer
Act always from a sense of common humanity, and let God judge if it be charity.
God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.
-Swami Vivekananda
The devotee engages to the best of his ability into the play of life, fulfilling his role on this earth as student, employee, husband, wife, parent, neighbor, and community servant. But at the heart of the devotee is a burning desire for the Lord.