Defined Quote by A. P. Herbert Download Open image “An act of God was defined as something which no reasonable man could have expected.” — A. P. Herbert ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Defined Expected Hope Inspirational Men Miracle Miracles of god Reasonable Reasonable man
It was God who dictated what man should believe and do, leaving man the freedom to accept or scoff, to obey or disregard. — Israel Shenker Copy Share Image
God was under no constraint, no obligation, no necessity to create. That He chose to do so was purely a sovereign act on His… — Arthur W. Pink Copy Share Image
There was no other God, religion, or lawful magistracy, than conscience, which teaches all men the precepts of Justice, to do no injury, to… — Pierre Bayle Copy Share Image
We might think that God wanted simply obedience to a set of rules: whereas He really wants people of a particular sort. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We may think God wants actions of a certain kind, but God wants people of a certain kind. — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
He didn't believe in a God who sifted through prayers, answering some and ignoring others, no matter how unworthy or worthy a person might… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God — William Blackstone Copy Share Image
“What sort of god could be excused the actions of his followers? Didn’t it, in a way, infantilise the deity to say he was… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
God did not send a concept, an idea, or a virtue. He sent his Son. Follow the God of love, not love as your… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
In all our actions, God considers the intention: whether we act for Him or for some other motive. — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
The portions of a woman which appeal to man's depravity Are constructed with considerable care. — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
“At the Theatre: To the Lady Behind Me Dear Madam, you have seen this play; I never saw it till today. You know the… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
As my poor father used to say In 1963, Once people start on all this Art Goodbye, moralitee! And what my father used to… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
The Common Law of England has been laboriously built about a mythical figure-the figure of 'The Reasonable Man'. — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
“Holy Mother we do believe, That without sin Thou didst conceive; May we now in Thee believing, Also sin without conceiving.” — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
A man who has made up his mind on a given subject twenty-five years ago and continues to hold his political opinions after he… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
Citizens who take it upon themselves to do unusual actions which attract the attention of the police should be careful to bring these actions… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
aven, I have given up smoking again!... God! I feel fit. Homicidal, but fit. A different man. Irritable, moody, depressed, rude, nervy, perhaps; but… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
There is no reason why a joke should not be appreciated more than once. Imagine how little good music there would be if, for… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain. — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
Christianity was never meant to be defined by its disciplines, but by its passions. — Bill Johnson Copy Share Image
Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
Among the many factors that make a return to halcyon days of the first decades of the postwar era virtually impossible is the decline… — Robert Gilpin Copy Share Image
One of the noblest words in our language is "grace," defined as "unearned blessing." We live by grace far more than by anything else.… — D. Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
If it comes to a question of law, the charges they brought against me - the Espionage Act - is called the quintessential political… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The self is defined psychologically as the psychic totality of the individual. Anything that a [person] postulates as being a greater totality than [oneself]… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
Historically, usury was defined as any interest whatever on an unproductive loan.Our whole banking system I have ever abhorred, I continue to abhor, and… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Marriage and the creation of families has been an integral part of our society since its creation; it should not be defined without the… — Robert Foster Bennett Copy Share Image
My life had been defined by the apartheid years. Now we were going into an era of democracy... and I believed that I didn't… — Athol Fugard Copy Share Image
If you think about basic science or coming up with new theories of mathematics, these are not the kinds of things which are necessarily… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
