"The common element in all the special forms……" — Josef Pieper
"The common element in all the special forms of contemplation is the loving, yearning, affirming bent toward that happiness which is the same as God Himself, and which is the aim and purpose of all that happens in the world."
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29 Quotes by Josef Pieper
Josef Pieper has 29 quotes on this site.
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Surrender to sensuality paralyzes the powers of the moral person.
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Only the silent hear and those who do not remain silent do not hear.
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To be conscious of gratitude is to acknowledge a gift.
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Contemplation does not ignore the 'historical Gethsemane', does not ignore the mystery of evil, guilt and its bloody atonement. The…
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The inmost significance of the exaggerated value which is set upon hard work appears to be this: man seems to…
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If in this supreme test, in face of which the braggart falls silent and every heroic gesture is paralyzed, a…
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Happiness and joy are not the same. For what does the fervent craving for joy mean? It does not mean…
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Happiness is essentially a gift; we are not the forgers of our own felicity.
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The delight we take in our senses is an implicit desire to know the ultimate reason for things, the highest…
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The brave man uses wrath for his own act, above all in attack, 'for it is peculiar to wrath to…
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If God really became incarnate, and if His Incarnation can with justice compel man to change his life,then we have…
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Being precedes Truth, and … Truth precedes the Good.
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More Affirming Quotes
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Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the…
— Bob Barr
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It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing…
— Henri Frederic Amiel
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Every thought you think and every word you speak is affirming something.
— Louise Hay
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It is so inspiring to see a new group coming together not to focus on a particular war or weapons…
— Medea Benjamin
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Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with…
— Charles R. Swindoll
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If homosexuality is not caused by genetic factors...then that means it can be acquired... And if it can be acquired,…
— Scott Lively
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The reward of commercial civilization is the ability to consume a never-ending array of products.There are limits beyond which commodities…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Because of the interconnectedness of all minds, affirming a positive vision may be about the most sophisticated action any one…
— Willis Harman
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The dissident does not operate in the realm of genuine power at all. He is not seeking power. He has…
— Vaclav Havel
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The most incredible beauty and the most satisfying way of life come from affirming your own uniqueness.
— Jane Fonda
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Americans are a lot more open, of course. There's something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It's a…
— Emily Blunt
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I don't think that writing, real writing, has much to do with affirming belief--if anything it causes rifts and gaps…
— Brian Evenson
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