Christendom Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson Download Open image “Every stoic was a stoic; but in Christendom where is the Christian?” — Ralph Waldo Emerson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Christendom Christian Inspirational Stoic Stoicism
“FOR EVERY STOIC WAS A STOIC BUT WHERE IN CHRISTENDOM IS THE CHRISTIAN?” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Christianity is in no way a stoic faith. It fundamentally rejects the "stiff upper lip" school of thought. — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
The Stoics appear during a huge time of constant wars and real political strife. And it became very popular, I think, because it's a… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
A Christian builds his fortitude on a better foundation than stoicism; he is pleased with every thing that happens, because he knows it could… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Stoicism is a philosophy designed for the masses, and if it has to be simplified a bit to reach the masses, so be it. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
To become a stoic is to endorse the truthfulness of its world view and accept its prescription for how you ought to live, not… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
The basic philosophy of stoicism is that you have nothing real external to your own consciousness, that the only thing real is in fact… — Roger Avary Copy Share Image
“The Christian is not a Stoic. Neither does he flee into a fantasy world that denies the reality of suffering.” — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
A Stoic is someone who transforms fear into prudence, pain into transformation, mistakes into initiation, and desire into undertaking. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've gotten a lot of comfort from the philosophy of the Roman Stoics. For me, one of the most powerful ideas of Stoicism is that you can't pick or choose in the world what you want to happen and what you don't want to happen, and that actually if you did get to choose, the version you would come up… — Elif Batuman Copy Share
The history of mankind interests us only as it exhibits a steady gain of truth and right, in the incessant conflict which it records… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If we will not interfere with our thought, but will act entirely, or see how the thing stands in God, we know the particular… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
A man cannot speak but he judges himself. With his will or against his will he draws his portrait to the eye of his… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. When the mind is braced by labor and invention, the page of whatever book… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Another success is the post-office, with its educating energy augmented by cheapness and guarded by a certain religious sentimentin mankind; so that the power… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
A child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Coal lay in ledges under the ground since the Flood, until a laborer with pick and windlass brings it to the surface. We may… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
In the Christianity of Christendom the Cross has become something like the child’s hobby-horse and trumpet. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The first fact in the history of Christendom is a number of people who say they have seen the Resurrection. — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Christianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness and pride of power and with its plea for the weak. Christians are… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
I prayed for the first time in a very long time today. I explained to God that unless he wanted the Marxist-Islamic alliance and… — Anders Behring Breivik Copy Share Image
It is Mind which determines the change of Society, and it was because the mind at work was a Catholic mind that the slave… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
I repeat that in this sense the most splendid court in Christendom is provincial, having authority to consult about Transalpine interests only, and not… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
For a thousand years no king in Christendom has shown such greatness or given so high a type of manly virtue. — Theodore Parker Copy Share Image
Now that they talk about Islam as being a violent faith, when you look at the history of Christendom, the Crusades and the many… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
“Some of the simplest of truths are also some of the most difficult of truths, but such is Christianity: 'If it's not about Christ,… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
To large numbers of American citizens life in certain parts of the country becomes intolerably hazardous. They may be seized on any pretext, however… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
The religion of Christ is peace and good-will,--the religion of Christendom is war and ill-will. — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
