"A comprehended god is no god." — Saint John Chrysostom

"A comprehended god is no god."

— Saint John Chrysostom

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122 Quotes by Saint John Chrysostom

Saint John Chrysostom has 122 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The desire to rule is the mother of heresies.
Prayer should be the means by which I, at all times, receive all that I need, and, for this reason,…
The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to…
Prayer is an all-efficient panoply, a treasure undiminished, a mine which is never exhausted, a sky unobscured by clouds, a…
We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to beseech Him closely, to be made intimate with Him,…
Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of our words, but on the fervor of…
It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life.
What prayer could be more true before God the Father than that which the Son, who is Truth, uttered with…
Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection…
If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.
No one has ever been accused for not providing ornaments, but for those who neglect their neighbour a hell awaits…
When we teach our children to be good, to be gentle, to be forgiving (all these are attributes of God),…

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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from… — Aristotle
Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode… — Aristotle
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the… — Douglas Adams
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. — Edward Abbey
The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind… — John Adams
To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism… — Joseph Addison
No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism. — Annie Besant
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. — Ambrose Bierce
I don't have any real spirituality in my life - I'm kind of an atheist - but when music can… — Jack Black
My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a… — Tony Blair

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