Famous quotes by Theologians

TheologiansTheologians have actually long been respected for their wisdom as well as insight into the spiritual realm. From Augustine to Aquinas, their words have provided ideas and also advice for generations. Below are several of the most profound quotes from theologians throughout history, providing insight right into the nature of belief, the power of prayer, as well as the importance of living a life of function. Whether you're trying to find assistance in your own spiritual journey or merely looking for a bit of wisdom, these quotes from theologians make certain to offer you with the understanding you need.
Small: At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think
Albert Schweitzer
"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet
Albert Schweitzer
"In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory
Albert Schweitzer
"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes
Clement of Alexandra
"If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes"
Clement of Alexandra, Theologian
Small: We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness
Albert Schweitzer
"We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with a great
Albert Schweitzer
"Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with a greater violence, and break those bones whose sinews gave it motion"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as somethi
Albert Schweitzer
"Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best
John Tillotson
"Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best"
John Tillotson, Theologian
Small: A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shri
Albert Schweitzer
"A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly
Thomas Aquinas
"All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly"
Thomas Aquinas, Theologian
Small: Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the
Albert Schweitzer
"Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings
Albert Schweitzer
"The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation
Albert Schweitzer
"Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot c
Albert Schweitzer
"Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight
Albert Schweitzer
"Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will
Albert Schweitzer
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indiffer
Thomas Aquinas
"Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that he who acts against his conscience always sins"
Thomas Aquinas, Theologian
Small: God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human
"God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation"
John Calvin, Theologian
Small: Every one of us is, even from his mothers womb, a master craftsman of idols
"Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols"
John Calvin, Theologian
Small: A good sermon should be like a womans skirt: short enough to arouse interest but long enough to cover the esse
"A good sermon should be like a woman's skirt: short enough to arouse interest but long enough to cover the essentials"
Ronald Knox, Theologian
Small: There is no love which does not become help
Paul Tillich
"There is no love which does not become help"
Paul Tillich, Theologian
Small: But in Christianity, by contrast, the freedom of the children of God was also freedom from all important world
Bruno Bauer
"But in Christianity, by contrast, the freedom of the children of God was also freedom from all important worldly interests, from all art and science, etc"
Bruno Bauer, Theologian
Small: I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecuti
"I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution"
Francis Schaeffer, Theologian
Small: My life is my argument
Albert Schweitzer
"My life is my argument"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... th
Albert Schweitzer
"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing
Albert Schweitzer
"Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to
Thomas Aquinas
"To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin"
Thomas Aquinas, Theologian
Small: Law an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community
Thomas Aquinas
"Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community"
Thomas Aquinas, Theologian
Small: Wonder is the desire for knowledge
Thomas Aquinas
"Wonder is the desire for knowledge"
Thomas Aquinas, Theologian
Small: Reason in man is rather like God in the world
Thomas Aquinas
"Reason in man is rather like God in the world"
Thomas Aquinas, Theologian
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