"Concepts create idols; only wonder understands anything." — Gregory of Nyssa

"Concepts create idols; only wonder understands anything."

— Gregory of Nyssa

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23 Quotes by Gregory of Nyssa

Gregory of Nyssa has 23 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

That we may merge into the deep and dazzling darkness, vanish into it, dissolve in it forever in an unbelievable…
As no darkness can be seen by anyone surrounded by light, so no trivialities can capture the attention of anyone…
The silent painting speaks on the walls and does much good.
If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from anything wicked or impure in…
Sick, our nature demanded to be healed; fallen, to be raised up; dead, to rise again... Closed in the darkness,…
Concepts create idols; only wonder comprehends anything. People kill one another over idols. Wonder makes us fall to our knees.
Since with all my soul I behold the face of my beloved, therefore all the beauty of his form is…
The three most ancient opinions concerning God are Anarchia, Polyarchia, and Monarchia. The first two are the sport of the…
For truly barren is profane education, which is always in labor but never gives birth. For what fruit worthy of…
Just as at sea those who are carried away from the direction of the harbor bring themselves back on course…
If custom is to avail for proof of soundness, we too, surely, may advance our prevailing custom; and if they…
Peace is defined as harmony among those who are divided. When, therefore, we end the civil war within our nature…

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More Concepts Quotes

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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. — Saint Augustine
PLease, do not visualize that we exist above you such as in heaven. The concepts above and below are products… — Hans Bender
None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace. — Theodor Adorno
Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. By attempting to rigidly classify ethereal… — Dan Brown
Attack those concepts such as 'third world.' Think about it. If we look at it in terms of numbers, then… — H. Rap Brown
I just have a real problem with people who seek to portray fatness or thinness as moral concepts. — Julie Burchill
If a guy is intimidated by a woman in leadership, he has real problems with his own concepts of masculinity.… — Tony Campolo
Since I am a Japanese man who's been building through the experience of Japanese architecture, my actual designs come from… — Tadao Ando
Concepts of justice must have hands and feet...to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and… — Warren E. Burger
Words like 'freedom', 'justice' and 'democracy' are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born… — James A. Baldwin
I don't let go of concepts -I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me. — Byron Katie
Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to… — Robert Foster Bennett

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