The basic project of art is always to make the world whole and comprehensible, to restore it to us in all its… — Robert Hughes Copy Share Image
But the context of religion is a great background for doing science. In the words of Psalm 19, 'The heavens declare the… — Arthur Leonard Schawlow Copy Share Image
He who prohibited the making of a graven image would never himself have made an image in the likeness of holy things… — Clement of Alexandria Copy Share Image
Perhaps no American family-with the possible exception of the Adams family-has had a more vivid and powerful impact on the life of… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
Glory is a often praised thing because of the way it makes people feel, but Glory is for the weak hearted and… — Kevan Langley Copy Share Image
That's the nub of the thing, you see seriousness of spirit. It doesn't mean heaviness of heart, or a lack of fantasy,… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
My God, I have never thanked Thee for my 'thorn!' I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but never… — George Matheson Copy Share Image
Only yesterday I was full of worldly fancies, although religion had already some share in my thoughts: glory was still my daydream.… — Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire Copy Share Image
My will shall be done regardless of the flaws in thy life, if ye count upon the power of My righteousness. I… — Frances J Roberts Copy Share Image
Every time you prefer the pleasures of this world to the joys of heaven, you spit in the face of Christ; every… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
But because we accept the sanctity of life, the responsibility that comes with freedom and the supreme sacrifice of Christ expressed so… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Freemasonry is an institution founded on eternal reason and truth; whose deep basis is the civilization of mankind, and whose everlasting glory… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is better that great peoples should seek out glory, or even vanity, in their deeds, than that they should remain indifferent… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
If laying aside all worldly Greatness and Vain-Glory, I should be ask'd where I thought it was most probable that Men might… — Bernard de Mandeville Copy Share Image
We should study Christ, and praise and bless God, and have our hearts enlarged for Jesus Christ. This is the duty of… — Jeremiah Burroughs Copy Share Image
I was freeborn according to the flesh; I am born of a father who was a decurion, but I sold my noble… — Saint Patrick Copy Share Image
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If children had teachers for judgment and eloquence just as they have for languages, if their memory was exercised less than their… — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
The music of a marathon is a powerful strain, one of those tunes of glory. It asks us to forsake pleasures, to… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
I thought, He must forebear to reveal His power and glory by presenting Himself as Himself, and must be present only in… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Anything that effects our decisions besides that of the Glory of God and His Will Alone is an idol. Why are people… — David Wilkerson Copy Share Image
Revenge is never what you think it's going to be. There's no pleasure and glory, and when it's done your grief remains.… — Richard Kadrey Copy Share Image
There is so much temptation to hold on to my career even more now. To try to micromanage and dictate every little… — Jeremy Lin Copy Share Image
Nobody has to tell me about the glories of the capitalist system. But what concerns me is that there no longer seems… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
For Calvin, the creation reflects its Creator at every point. Image after images flashed in front of our eyes, as Calvin attempts… — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat. Losing after great striving is… — Roger Kahn Copy Share Image
After three years in L.A., I began to dream of my glory days on the boards. But it's very difficult to make… — Luke Macfarlane Copy Share Image
Novelists in particular love to rhapsodize about the glory of the solitary mind; this is natural, because their job requires them to… — Clive Thompson Copy Share Image
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Emulation is a handsome passion; it is enterprising, but just withal. It keeps a man within the terms of honor, and makes… — Jeremy Collier Copy Share Image
To say that worship is either about glorifying God or finding personal satisfaction is to put asunder what God has joined together.… — Sam Storms Copy Share Image
Jobs are a part of life. Maybe you've heard of the concept. It's called work? See, what happens is that you suffer… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
If we have no zeal for the glory of God our mercy must be superficial, man-centred human improvement with no eternal significance.… — John Piper Copy Share Image
I read comments where our fans say Geffen screwed up 'Coming Home,' they screwed New Found Glory, but that's not really true.… — Chad Gilbert Copy Share Image
Our first postulate is that because God is God, He does as He pleases, only as He pleases, always as He pleases;… — Arthur W. Pink Copy Share Image
I who once wrote songs with keen delight am now by sorrow driven to take up melancholy measures. Wounded Muses tell me… — Boethius Copy Share Image
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