El Greco Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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The Cause of God is not a theatrical display that is presented every hour, of which some new diversion may be asked for every day. If it were thus, the Cause of God would become mere child's play.
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It is proportion that beautifies everything, the whole universe consists of it, and music is measured by it.
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.
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Willingness to be damned for the glory of God.
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You matter to God, and every detail of your life matters to Him.
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The Qur'an is God's property, not mine.
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I couldn't get that same feeling during the day, with my hands in dirty dish water and the hard sun showing up the dirtiness on the roof tops. And after a time, even at night, the feeling of God didn't last.
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Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers.
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Some people turn from God because they cannot understand how a good God can permit evil in the world.
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Things happen for a reason, and the only thing you can do is at night time get on your knees and ask God for forgiveness for anything that you did that you didn't feel was right.
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I will fight in the United States Senate this year to fund a servicing mission to Hubble by 2008, a mission that would potentially increase Hubble's power and efficiency by a factor of 10 and allow us to look back almost to the beginning of the universe.
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It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.
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Man is important in one sense only. He was made in the image of God: That is his importance. He is not important for his body, ego, or personality. His constant affirmation of ego-consciousness is the source of all his problems.
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You know, God, the power that makes life, whatever it is, had just to make two things, masculine and feminine, for all this mischief. And made them so there is this entirely different point of view about love and sex.
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Terrorists have goals beyond their supposed pacts with God. They are authors, too.
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There is not a fellow under the sun who is my disciple. On the contrary, I am everybody's disciple. All are the children of God. All are His servants. I too am a child of God. I too am His servant.
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Truly England and the church of God hath had a great favour from the Lord, in this great victory given us.
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Zen … does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
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Prayer is converse with God, equal honor with the Angels, progress in good things, averting of evils, righting of sinners.
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As your perspective of the world increases not only is the pain it inflicts on you less but also its meaning. Understanding the world requires you to take a certain distance from it.
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Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It requires you to connect today's actions to tomorrow's results. There's a season for sowing a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.
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I’ve done made a deal with the devil.
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We can never be like lillies in the garden unless we have spent time as bulbs in the dark, totally ignored.
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I was created by the all powerful God to fill the universe with my masterpieces.
