Consummation Quotes

40 quotes by 34 authors

The whole earth, perpetually steeped in blood, is nothing but an immense altar on which every living thing must be sacrificed without end, without restraint,… — Joseph de Maistre
If as the friends of colonization hope, the present and coming generations of our countrymen shall by any means, succeed in freeing our land from… — Abraham Lincoln
Let us acknowledge it wiser, if not more sagacious to follow out one's day-dream to its natural consummation, although if the vision has been worth… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Yet the hour of emancipation is advancing ... this enterprise is for the young; for those who can follow it up, and bear it through… — Thomas Jefferson
Geology is rapidly taking its place as an introduction to the higher history of man. If the author has sought to exalt a favorite science,… — James Dwight Dana
Beneficence is a duty. He who frequently practices it, and sees his benevolent intentions realized, at length comes really to love him to whom he… — Immanuel Kant
Evangelization through the Eucharist, in the Eucharist, and from the Eucharist - these are three inseparable aspects of how the Church lives the mystery of… — Pope John Paul II
And just as He appeared before the holy Apostles in true flesh, so now He has us see Him in the Sacred Bread. Looking at… — Francis of Assisi
The Holy Ghost converts [us] from carnality to spirituality. It cleanses, heals, and purifies the soul. . . . . Faith in the Lord Jesus… — Marion G. Romney
Lay aside all rancor, all bitter sectional feeling, and to make your places in the ranks of those who will bring about a consummation devoutly… — Jefferson Davis
The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, It produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life. — Thomas Aquinas
The proper rewards are not simply tacked on to the activity for which they are given, but are the activity itself in consummation. — C.S. Lewis
Man's conquest of Nature turns out, in the moment of its consummation, to be Nature's conquest of Man. — C.S. Lewis
And then, there will be some black men who can remember that, with silent tongue, and clenched teeth, and steady eye, and well-poised bayonnet, they… — Abraham Lincoln
It is almost impossible to overestimate the value of true humility and its power in the spiritual life. For the beginning of humility is the… — Thomas Merton
Be still and know yourself as the Truth you have been searching for. Be still and let the inherent joy of that Truth capture your… — Gangaji
Wanderlust is not a passion for travel exactly, itâ€™s something more animal and more fickle- more like lust.Â We donâ€™t lust after very many things… — Elisabeth Eaves
Travel is like adultery: one is always tempted to be unfaithful to one's own country. To have imagination is inevitably to be dissatisfied with where… — Elisabeth Eaves
But alas! Like many another consummation devoutly to be wished, the actual performance was a disappointing one. — Fred Reinfeld
To seek out beauty in our work is to make a pilgrimage of our labors, to understand that the consummation of work lies not only… — David Whyte

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