"If custom is to avail for proof of……" — Gregory of Nyssa
"If custom is to avail for proof of soundness, we too, surely, may advance our prevailing custom; and if they reject this, we are surely not bound to follow theirs. Let the inspired Scripture, then, be our umpire, and the vote of truth will surely be given to those whose dogmas are found to agree with the Divine words."
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Gregory of Nyssa
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23 Quotes by Gregory of Nyssa
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That we may merge into the deep and dazzling darkness, vanish into it, dissolve in it forever in an unbelievable…
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As no darkness can be seen by anyone surrounded by light, so no trivialities can capture the attention of anyone…
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The silent painting speaks on the walls and does much good.
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Sick, our nature demanded to be healed; fallen, to be raised up; dead, to rise again... Closed in the darkness,…
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Concepts create idols; only wonder understands anything.
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Concepts create idols; only wonder comprehends anything. People kill one another over idols. Wonder makes us fall to our knees.
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Since with all my soul I behold the face of my beloved, therefore all the beauty of his form is…
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The three most ancient opinions concerning God are Anarchia, Polyarchia, and Monarchia. The first two are the sport of the…
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For truly barren is profane education, which is always in labor but never gives birth. For what fruit worthy of…
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Just as at sea those who are carried away from the direction of the harbor bring themselves back on course…
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