Divine Origin Quotes
22 quotes by 20 authors
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The mere man of pleasure is miserable in old age, and the mere drudge in business is but little better, whereas, natural philosophy, mathematical and…
— Thomas Paine
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While we assert for ourselves a freedom to embrace, to profess, and to observe, the Religion which we believe to be of divine origin, we…
— James Monroe
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The eye of the heart, though closed in fallen man, is able to take in a glimmering of light and this is faith. But anyway…
— Martin Lings
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The natural inclination of man is to rely solely upon himself and to ignore the purpose of his existence as well as his relationship to…
— Delbert L. Stapley
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It has been the error of the schools to teach astronomy, and all the other sciences, and subjects of natural philosophy, as accomplishments only; whereas…
— Thomas Paine
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What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the consequences…
— J. William Fulbright
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Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is…
— Gautama Buddha
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Big dreams are risky business. The psyche can be fiendish, puckish, exalted, imperious, tender, sardonic, faithful, pestilential--whatever rivets our attention upon the task of psychic…
— Marc Ian Barasch
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I remember once visiting an outdoor exhibition of sculpture in Arnhem, the Netherlands. One of the artists had placed this notice at the base of…
— John Wijngaards
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There should be a readiness, on our part, to investigate with candor to follow the truth wherever it may lead us, and to submit, without…
— Simon Greenleaf
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Man's origin was as spirit, not a physical body. These souls projected themselves into matter, probably for their own diversion. Through the use of his…
— Edgar Cayce
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The chief reason why the Christian believes in the divine origin of the Bible is that Jesus Christ Himself taught it.
— John Stott
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Language is of divine origin.. Some may know this but do not realize its implications in their daily family life. Love at home starts with…
— Charles A. Didier
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We show deference to the civil authorities when they respect the divine origin of their power and when they serve the people with objective reference…
— Angelo Scola
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The term 'charisma' will be applied to a certain quality of an individual personality by virtue of which he is considered extraordinary and treated as…
— Max Weber
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I am about to discuss the disease called 'sacred'. It is not, in my opinion, any more divine or more sacred that other diseases, but…
— Hippocrates
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But I also assert that most of us don't look for miracles, don't recognize them for what they really are, and don't really believe them…
— Mary C. Neal
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The Declaration of Independence dogmatically bases all rights on the fact that God created all men equal; and it is right; for if they were…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The system of revealed truth which this Book contains is like that of the universe, concealed from common observation yet...the centuries have established its Divine…
— Isaac Newton
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What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the consequences…
— J William Fulbright
Who Wrote These Divine Origin Quotes
20 authors contributed a total of 22 Divine Origin Quotes as follows: