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> [God's name is not known; it is wondered at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/god-s-name-is-not-known-it-is-wondered-at/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

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## More by Gregory of Nyssa

> [It is impossible that one who has turned to the world and feels its anxieties, and engages his heart in the wish to please…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/it-is-impossible-that-one-who-has-turned-to-the-world-and-feels-its/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [For when one considers the universe, can anyone be so simple-minded as not to believe that the Divine is present in everything, pervading, embracing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/for-when-one-considers-the-universe-can-anyone-be-so-simple-minded-as/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [Peace is defined as harmony among those who are divided. When, therefore, we end the civil war within our nature and cultivate peace within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/peace-is-defined-as-harmony-among-those-who-are-divided-when/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [But if one wishes to be absolute master of all, to obtain the entire inheritance, and to exclude his brothers from even a third…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/but-if-one-wishes-to-be-absolute-master-of-all-to-obtain-the-entire/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [“and the creation, in the world and above the world, that once was at variance with itself, is knit together in friendship: and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/and-the-creation-in-the-world-and-above-the-world-that-once-was-at/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [It is impossible for one to live without tears who considers things exactly as they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/it-is-impossible-for-one-to-live-without-tears-who-considers-things/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [Hope always draws the soul from the beauty which is seen to what is beyond, always kindles the desire for the hidden through what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/hope-always-draws-the-soul-from-the-beauty-which-is-seen-to-what-is/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [God's name is not known; it is wondered at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/god-s-name-is-not-known-it-is-wondered-at/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [If custom is to avail for proof of soundness, we too, surely, may advance our prevailing custom; and if they reject this, we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/if-custom-is-to-avail-for-proof-of-soundness-we-too-surely-may/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [Who gives you the day will give you also the things necessary for the day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/who-gives-you-the-day-will-give-you-also-the-things-necessary-for-the/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [Today the darkness begins to grow shorter and the light to lengthen, as the hours of night become fewer… Realize that the true light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/today-the-darkness-begins-to-grow-shorter-and-the-light-to-lengthen/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from anything wicked or impure in thought or act and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/if-we-truly-think-of-christ-as-our-source-of-holiness-we-shall/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [We are not entitled to such licence, I mean that of affirming what we please; we make the Holy Scriptures the rule and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/we-are-not-entitled-to-such-licence-i-mean-that-of-affirming-what-we/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [Our human weakness is protected by the assistance of the Angels and...in all our perils, provided faith remain with us, we are defended by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/our-human-weakness-is-protected-by-the-assistance-of-the-angels-and/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

> [For truly barren is profane education, which is always in labor but never gives birth. For what fruit worthy of such pangs does philosophy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-of-nyssa/for-truly-barren-is-profane-education-which-is-always-in-labor-but/)

[Gregory of Nyssa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-of-nyssa/)

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