Descends Quotes

83 Descends quotes by 75 unique authors

We conclude, therefore, that a Christian lives not in himself, but in Christ and in his neighbor. Otherwise he is not a Christian. He lives… — Martin Luther
When greatness descends from its lofty pedestal, it assumes human dimensions. — Louise Colet
The world thirsts for grace. When grace descends, the world falls silent before it. — Philip Yancey
It is certain that man never achieves a clear knowledge of himself unless he has first looked upon God's face, and then descends from contemplating… — John Calvin
. . . the enemy of righteousness also works in little steps, so small that they are hard to notice if you are thinking only… — Henry B. Eyring
In the face of horror ... there is no other answer than the cross of Christ: Love that descends to the abyss of evil. — Pope Benedict XVI
Time is so old and love so brief, love is pure gold and time a thief. We're late, darling, we're late, The curtain descends, everything… — Ogden Nash
God descends to re-ascend. He comes down; down from the heights of absolute being into time and space, down into humanity ... down to the… — C.S. Lewis
Never dreaming, was I, poor Jack Duluoz, that the soul is dead. That from Heaven grace descends . . . No Doctor Pisspot Poorpail to… — Jack Kerouac
I look at the books on my library shelves. They certainly seem dormant. But what if the characters are quietly rearranging themselves? What if Emma… — Verlyn Klinkenborg
...but when The Spirit speaks,—or beauty from the sky Descends into my being,—when I hear The storm-hymns of the mighty ocean roll, Or thunder sound,—the… — Robert Montgomery
The poet is a bird of strange moods. He descends from his lofty domain to tarry among us, singing; if we do not honor him… — Khalil Gibran
Thus, from the first divine contract, and the pure region where truth abides, a continuous chain of mercies and light extends to humanity, through every… — Louis Claude de Saint-Martin
If reason dominates in man, he rises higher than angels. If lust overpowers man, he descends lower than the beast. — Unknown Author
The kundalini of the supraconscious has nothing to do with the shushumna. That light comes down, from the crown center and has nothing to do… — Frederick Lenz
Bursts as a wave that from the clouds impends, And swell'd with tempests on the ship descends; White are the decks with foam; the winds… — Homer
Having the certitude of a succession of days... equally free and beautiful, peace descends on me. — Paul Gauguin
The white saucer like some full moon descends / At last from the clouds of the table above. — Unknown Author
Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends. — Mark Hopkins
One of the things that sets the Bible apart from all other ancient religious writings is its scientific accuracy. Without exception, every other ancient religious… — Charlie Campbell
How beautiful is sunset when the glow Of Heaven descends upon a land like thee, Thou Paradise of exiles, Italy! — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Character matters; leadership descends from character. — Rush Limbaugh
Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm. — Jean Paul
The days aren't discarded or collected, they are bees that burned with sweetness or maddened the sting: the struggle continues, the journeys go and come… — Pablo Neruda

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