"Men ardently pursue truth, assuming it will be……" — William Macneile Dixon
"Men ardently pursue truth, assuming it will be angels' bread when found."
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8 Quotes by William Macneile Dixon
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There is more than a morsel of truth in the saying, "He who hates vice hates mankind."
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Birth is the sudden opening of a window, through which you look out upon a stupendous prospect. For what has…
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The facts of the present won't sit still for a portrait. They are constantly vibrating, full of clutter and confusion.
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All finite things have their roots in the infinite, and if you wish to understand life at all, you cannot…
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To understand any living thing, you must, so to say, creep within and feel the beating of its heart.
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Our desires attract supporting reasons as a magnet the iron fillings.
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Ideas, like individuals, live and die. They flourish, according to their nature, in one soil or climate and droop in…
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
— Saint Augustine
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We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.
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Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I…
— Teresa of Avila
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But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to…
— Francis Bacon
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The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.
— Francis Bacon
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I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies.…
— Drew Barrymore
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It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure,…
— Karl Barth
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Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing…
— Martha Beck
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Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an…
— Martha Beck
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Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.
— Josh Billings
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Its visits, like those of angels, short, and far between.
— Robert Blair
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It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not…
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