"The motive of art comes to us not……" — Abraham Kuyper
"The motive of art comes to us not from what exists, but from the notion that there is something higher, something nobler, something richer, and that what exists corresponds only partially to all of this."
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23 Quotes by Abraham Kuyper
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The question is not if the candidate's heart is favorable to Christianity, but if he has Christ as his starting…
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When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling,…
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It is impossible, Bible in hand, to limit Christ's Church to one's own little community. It is everywhere, in all…
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Lutheranism restricted itself to an exclusively ecclesiastical and theological character, while Calvinism put its impress in and outside the church…
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A charity which knows only how to give money is not yet Christian love. You will be free of guilt…
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God created hand, head, and heart; the hand for the deed, the head for the world, the heart for mysticism.
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The Holy Scripture is like a diamond: in the dark it is like a piece of glass, but as soon…
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What is hell other than a realm in which unholiness works without restraint in body and soul?
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Genius is a sovereign power; it forms schools; it lays hold on the spirits of men, with irresistible might; and…
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There are two kinds of beauty; there is a beauty which God gives at birth, and which withers as a…
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One desire has been the ruling passion of my life. One high motive has acted like a spur upon my…
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