Quotes with god-eclipsing

Quotes 901 till 920 of 1428.

  • Benjamin Stillingfleet Prayer among men is supposed a means to change the person to whom we pray; but prayer to God doth not change him, but fits us to receive the things prayed for.
    Benjamin Stillingfleet
    British botanist, translator and author (1702 - 1771)
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  • Søren Kierkegaard Prayer does not change God, but changes him who prays.
    Søren Kierkegaard
    Danish philosopher (1813 - 1855)
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  • C. Neil Strait Prayer is talking with God and telling Him you love Him, conversing with God about all the things that are important in life, both large and small, and being assured that He is listening.
    C. Neil Strait
    American priest and author (1934 - 2003)
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  • John Selden Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.
    John Selden
    British Jurist, Statesman (1584 - 1654)
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  • Bill Hybels Prayerless people cut themselves off from God's peace and from his prevailing power, and a common result is that they feel overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, and defeated by a world operating with a take-no-prisoners approach.
    Source: Too Busy Not to Pray
    Bill Hybels
    American church figure and author (1951 - )
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  • Peace Pilgrim Praying without ceasing is not ritualized, nor are there even words. It is a constant state of awareness of oneness with God.
    Peace Pilgrim
    American activist, mystic and pacifist
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  • Victor Hugo Progress is the stride of God.
    Victor Hugo
    French writer (1802 - 1885)
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  • Mark Twain Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Oliver Cromwell Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry.
    Oliver Cromwell
    Parliamentarian General, Lord Protector of England (1599 - 1658)
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  • Thomas Jefferson Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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  • John Dryden Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
    John Dryden
    English poet and playwright (1631 - 1700)
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  • George Washington Carver Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.
    George Washington Carver
    American botanist and inventor (1864 - 1943)
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  • C. T. Studd Real Christians revel in desperate ventures for Christ, expecting from God great things and attempting the same with exhilaration.
    Source: Chocolate Soldier, by C. T. Studd
    C. T. Studd
     
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  • Ursula K. Le Guin Reason is a faculty far larger than mere objective force. When either the political or the scientific discourse announces itself as the voice of reason, it is playing God, and should be spanked and stood in the corner.
    Ursula K. Le Guin
    American writer of science fiction and fantasy books (1929 - 2018)
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  • Jalal-Uddin Rumi Reason is like an officer when the king appears. The officer then loses his power and hides himself. Reason is the shadow cast by God; Go is the sun.
    Jalal-Uddin Rumi
    Persian poet (1207 - 1273)
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  • Robert Hayden Religion and education are no match for evil without the grace of God.
    Robert Hayden
    American poet, essayist, and educator (1913 - 1980)
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  • Bono Religion can be the enemy of God. It's often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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  • Umberto Eco Religion has nothing to do with God. It's a fundamental attitude of human beings, who ask about the origins of life and what happens after death. For many, the answer is a personal god. In my opinion, it's religion that produces God, not the other way round.
    Umberto Eco
    Italian writer and critic (1932 - 2016)
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  • Elie Wiesel Religion is not man's relationship to God, it is man's relationship to man.
    Elie Wiesel
    Rumanian-born American Writer (1928 - 2016)
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  • Franz Werfel Religion is the everlasting dialogue between humanity and God. Art is its soliloquy.
    Franz Werfel
     
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