Denial Quote by Thomas Aquinas

He who doth not smoke hath either known no great griefs, or refuseth himself the softest consolation, next to that which comes from heaven.

— Anonymous

“Forbid a man something and he craves it like his soul’s salvation”

— Laini Taylor

He who commends the nature of the soul as the supreme good, and condemns the nature of the flesh as evil, at once both…

— Saint Augustine

Let it stand, therefore, as an indubitable truth, which no engines can shake, that the mind of man is so entirely alienated from the…

— John Calvin

“When heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on any man, it will exercise his mind with suffering, subject his sinews and bones…

— Meng Tzu

“Oh, there spoke the human! He is always pretending that the eternal bliss of heaven is such a priceless boon! Yes, and always keeping…

— Mark Twain

That is the truth about man - that he has a curious kind of dignity, but also a curious kind of misery, and that…

— Reinhold Niebuhr

“The arrogant man probably thought his path to heaven was already assured, and that he acted in accordance to God’s will just by breathing.”

— Maya Banks

He that believeth in the Lord taketh heed to the commandment; and he that trusteth in him shall fare never the worse.

— Bible

That man is out of reach of harm in this life, who is sure of possessing heaven in the next. This is the portion…

— Samuel Willard

He that hath a blind conscience which sees nothing, a dead conscience which feels nothing, and a dumb conscience which says nothing, is in…

— Patrick Henry

The deceit, the lie of the Devil consists of this, that he wishes to make man believe that he can live without God's Word.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer