Deny Quote by Horace

The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing. [Lat.,…

— Horace

“If we go back to the beginning we shall find that ignorance and fear created the gods; that fancy, enthusiasm, or deceit adorned or…

— Baron D. Holbach

The more wants we have, the further we are from God, and the nearer we approach him, the better can we dispense with everything…

— Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon

“We may give our human loves the unconditional allegiance which we owe only to God. Then they become gods: then they become demons. Then…

— Lewis Carroll

The fewer our wants the more we resemble the Gods.

— Socrates

“I have had another thought on such fates that denies neither gods nor man. Perhaps, instead of controlling every step, the gods have started…

— Lois McMaster Bujold

“When you speak of the favour of the gods, we may as fairly hope for that as yourselves; neither our pretensions nor our conduct…

— Thucydides The History of the Peloponnesian War Melian Dialogue

“The godly shall desired God.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“That which we most desire, we worship as our god; for that which is chiefly desired is the chief good in his account, who…

— David Clarkson

“Whether you accept or reject the idea of God, the sacredness of all life is a goal devoutly to be wished”

— Carlton D. Pearson

“We have, let us face it and admit it, little influence. We prey on them, and we take from them, and we get by;…

— Neil Gaiman

“Once man loses his faculty of indifference he becomes a potential murderer; once he transforms his idea into a god the consequences are incalculable.…

— Emil Cioran