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Pope Dionysius has 18 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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...if we know God our knowledge of... everything will be brought to perfection, and, in so far as is possible, the infinite,…
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The name 'cherubim' means 'fullness of knowledge' or 'outpouring of wisdom'... The name cherubim signifies the power to know and to see…
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Those who do not know must be taught, not punished. We do not hit the blind. We lead them by the hand.
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Our Lord Jesus Christ made the merciful shepherding of His sheep the proof of love for Himself (cf. Jn. 21:15-17). He denounces…
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All angels bring revelations and tidings of their superiors. The first bring word of God who is their inspiration, while the others,…
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The word of God has provided nine explanatory designations of the heavenly beings... the first group is forever around God and is…
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The Word of God makes use of poetic imagery when discussing... formless intelligences but... it does not do so for the sake…
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'Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights' (Jms. 1:17). But there is…
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We make assertions and denials of what is next to [the Divine Nature], but never of It, for It is both beyond…
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The fact is that the more we take flight upward [to God], the more our words are confined to the ideas we…
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I pray we... come to this darkness so far above light! If only we lacked sight and knowledge so as to see,…
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What has actually to be said about the Cause of everything is this. Since it is the Cause of all beings, we…
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Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.
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Wisdom is not a matter of study, but a matter of living, and of sure action which rises above opposites.
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When true self-remembering comes, one does not want to alter oneself, or others; one somehow rises above their weaknesses and one's own.…
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Anyone who rises above the things of this world, to which you kneel, is mightier than you.
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Evangelicalism is like my religious mother tongue. I revert to it whenever I’m angry or excited or surrounded by other people who…
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Mankind are tolerant of the praises of others as long as each hearer thinks that he can do as well or nearly…
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Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For…
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Society is a republic. When an individual endeavors to lift himself above his fellows, he is dragged down by the mass, either…
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Faith never goes contrary to reason -- faith simply ignores reason and rises above it.
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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The heavier our bodies, the higher our will, our spirit, rises above them.' 'The wearier we are, the more splendid the training.
— Ruth Benedict
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There's a story... a legend, about a bird that sings just once in its life. From the moment it leaves its nest,…
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