Therefore Quotes
4218 Therefore quotes by 2275 unique authors
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The full acting out of the self's surrender to God therefore demands pain: this action, to be perfect, must be done from the pure will…
— C.S. Lewis
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To make people free is the aim of art, therefore art for me is the science of freedom.
— Joseph Beuys
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I think, therefore I laugh.
— John Allen Paulos
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We must, therefore, be here as strangers and pilgrims, that we may plainly declare that we seek a city above.
— Anne Bradstreet
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Fasts and vigils, the study of Scripture, renouncing possessions and everything worldly are not in themselves perfection, as we have said; theyare its tools. For…
— John Cassian
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Our Lord Christ Himself strikes down our enemies through us, or in company with us. For he who eats Christ's flesh and drinks His blood…
— Lorenzo Scupoli
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If our Lord ascends up to Heaven, ascend with Him. Be one of those angels who escort Him, or one of those who receive Him.…
— Gregory of Nazianzus
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Being come together in the same place, let there be one prayer, one supplication, one mind, one hope, in love and in joy undefiled. There…
— Ignatius of Antioch
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'If he trespass against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to you, saying, I repent; you shall…
— John of Kronstadt
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... you... are stones of the temple of the Father, prepared for the Father's building, and drawn up on high by the instrument of Jesus…
— Ignatius of Antioch
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...we shall incur no slight injury, but rather great danger, if we rashly yield ourselves to the inclinations of men who aim at exciting strife…
— John of Damascus
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If God has given us Himself, if He abides in us and we in Him, according to His own true words, then what will He…
— John of Kronstadt
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The longer we remain without confessing, the worse it is for us, the more entangled we become in the bonds of sin, and therefore the…
— John of Kronstadt
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God is present in the moment of choice, not in order to watch but in order to be chosen. Therefore, each person must choose. Terrible…
— Soren Kierkegaard
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The best moments on earth are those during which we meditate upon heavenly things in general, when we recognize or defend the truth, that heavenly…
— John of Kronstadt
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...a human being not only can choose but... he must choose... for in this way God retains His honor while at the same time has…
— Soren Kierkegaard
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If anything had or could have a value equal to gold and silver, it would require no tender law; and if it had not that…
— Thomas Paine
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Therefore, if you are attacked, retaliate instantly. Be sudden. Be quick. Speed is your salvation.
— Jeff Cooper
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Thou seest I have more flesh than another man, and therefore more frailty.
— William Shakespeare
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The nature of the Absolute is neither perceptible nor imperceptible; and with phenomena it is just the same. But to one who has discovered his…
— Huangbo Xiyun
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God lives, but not as we. His creatures live but to die. But God is life. Therefore, goodness is not an attribute. Goodness is God.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Self-knowledge is only from moment to moment, and therefore there is a creative happiness from moment to moment.
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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All the creatures are pleased by loving words; and therefore we should address words that are pleasing to all, for there is no lack of…
— Chanakya
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Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore one should learn contentment.
— Chanakya
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Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit.
— Chanakya
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