Thomas Dubay Professions : Author Born : December 30, 1921 Died : September 26, 2010 Browse All Authors Top 10 quotes by Thomas Dubay The humble listen to their brothers and sisters because they assume they have something to learn. They are open to correction, and they become wiser through it. Thomas Dubay assuming brother humble The acute experience of great beauty readily evokes a nameless yearning for something more than earth can offer. Elegant splendor reawakens our spirit's aching need for the infinite, a hunger for more than matter can provide. Thomas Dubay earth matter needs Mediocre people often have a tinge of religion about them, but it is only a tinge. They take their religion as it comes. They may pray and worship more or less regularly, and they usually stay clear of publicly disgraceful crimes, but they are lukewarm, colorless. Seldom or never do they read a serious book about prayer or study to learn more about God and His plans, to discover how to be humble and chaste and patient. They are always too busy for the one thing necessary. Thomas Dubay prayer humble book A man in trouble laments that he did not listen to his teachers, and thus he finds himself in a sad state, utter ruin. A candid admission of a blunder is refreshing and not often heard in human affairs. It is the saint alone who is large-minded enough to think and speak in this way. This is part of his authenticity.The person who is swift to hear and slow to respond is a stranger to an all-knowing illuminism. He believes that others, too, have some truth, and he is willing to be instructed by them. He is ready for the mind of God. Thomas Dubay teacher men believe The humble person is open to being corrected, whereas the arrogant is clearly closed to it. Proud people are supremely confident in their own opinions and insights. No one can admonish them successfully: not a peer, not a local superior, not even the pope himself. They know - and that is the end of the matter. Filled as they are with their own views, the arrogant lack the capacity to see another view. Thomas Dubay humble views people Boredom comes not from reality but from people who are only half alive. Thomas Dubay boredom reality people Beauty is necessarily shrouded in mystery--which is part of its splendour. Thomas Dubay splendour mystery Creation is a book proclaiming the Creator. It is a book of beauty that our intellect reads, but through the passageways of our five senses. Thomas Dubay inspiration faith book The main problem in developing a deep prayer life is by far the failure to live the radicality of the Gospel, hour by hour and day by day. Thomas Dubay problem prayer life-is It is the saints who know what being in love is all about. Earthly love pales by comparison. Thomas Dubay being-in-love saint love-is Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors
