Quotes by God At 20 everyone has the face that God gave them, at 40 the face that life gave them, and at 60 the face they earned. Albert Schweitzer god faces There can be no Kingdom of God in the world without the Kingdom of God in our hearts. Albert Schweitzer god heart world The the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hope are optimistic. Albert Schweitzer hope faith god Man thinks, God directs. Alcuin god men thinking There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God. Aldous Huxley sacrifice self god Peace is a necessary condition of spirituality, no less than an inevitable result of it. Aldous Huxley inner-peace spiritual god Where beauty is worshipped for beauty's sake as a goddess, independent of and superior to morality and philosophy, the most horrible putrefaction is apt to set in. The lives of the aesthetes are the far from edifying commentary on the religion of beauty. Aldous Huxley god beauty life To the eyes of a god, mankind must appear as a species of bacteria which multiply and become progressively virulent whenever they find themselves in a congenial culture, and whose activity diminishes until they disappear completely as soon as proper measures are taken to sterilize them. Aleister Crowley eye taken god Being in Christ, it is safe to forget the past; it is possible to be sure of the future; it is possible to be diligent in the present. Alexander MacLaren christian faith god Peace comes not from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of God. Alexander MacLaren christian god peace God is His own motive. His love is not drawn out by our loveableness, but wells up, like an artesian spring, from the depths of His nature. Alexander MacLaren christian god spring Seek to cultivate a buoyant, joyous sense of the crowded kindnesses of God in your daily life. Alexander MacLaren daily-life god kindness The vision of the Divine presence ever takes the form which our circumstances most require. Alexander MacLaren vision divine god In making our decisions, we must use the brains that God has given us. But we must also use our hearts which He also gave us. A man who has not learned to say, No -who is not resolved that he will take God's way, in spite of every dog that can bay or bark at him, in spite of every silvery choice that woos him aside-will be a weak and a wretched man till he dies. Alexander MacLaren god dog heart All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul. Alexander Pope nature god life I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another's misfortunes perfectly like a Christian. Alexander Pope adversity christian god Lo! the poor Indian! whose untutor'd mind Alexander Pope god clouds science If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great. Alexander Pope god wise men Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world. Alexander Pope hero god fall Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; aspiring to be angels men rebel. Alexander Pope angel pride god «7891011121314151617»