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MACMILLAN DICTIONARY OF RELIGIOUS QUOTATIONS
Margaret Pepper, editor
A totally ecumenical selection of over 4,000 notable quotations spanning the world's major religions, from classical times to the present day.
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"We are called to be a great living cloth of gold with not only the woof going from God to man and from man to God, but also the warp going from man to man." Baron Friedrich von Hugel, 'The Mystical Element in Religion'
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"God creates out of the absolute superabundance of his mercy and love." Fr. George Florovsky, Collected Works, vol. 3
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"Our life is love, and peace, and tenderness; and bearing one with another, and forgiving one another, and not laying accusations one against another." Isaac Penington, 'The Art of Living'
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"Give rest to the weary, visit the sick, support the poor, for this also is prayer." Afrahat, the first Syriac Father
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"Only the material body of the indestructible, immeasurable and eternal living entity is subject to destruction." Bhagavad Gita
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"The way through to the vision of the Son of Man and the knowledge of God, which is the heart of contemplative prayer, is by unconditional love of thy neighbor, of the nearest THOU to hand." Bishop John Robinson, 'Honest to God'
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"All shall be well and…All manner of thing shall be well…When the tongues of flame are in-folded…Into the crowned knot of fire…and the fire and the rose are one." T. S. Eliot, 'Little Gidding'
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"The parent of the universe fixed for eternity the causes whereby He keeps all things in order." Martin Luther
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"The prayer of the heart is the source of all good, which refreshes the soul as if it were a garden." St. Gregory of Sinai
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"Live your human task in the liberating certainty that nothing in the world can separate you from God's love for you." Brakkenstein Community of Blessed Sacrament Fathers, Holland, 'Rule for a New Brother'
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"He who knows his own self knows God." Mohammed
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"Heaven means to be one with God." Confucius, 'Analects'
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"There is no one in the world who cannot arrive without difficulty at the most eminent perfection by fulfilling with love obscure and common duties." Jean-Pierre deCaussade, S. J., 'Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence'
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"Wherever there is a bit of colour, a note of song, a grace of form, then comes the call of our love." Rabindranath Tagore, 'Sadhana'
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"Seek contact with Him now in the goodness and splendour which is in other people." Evelyn Underhill, 'The Letters of Evelyn Underhill'
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"Where people are praying for peace the cause of peace is being strengthened by their very act of prayer, for they are themselves becoming immersed in the spirit of peace." John Macquarrie, 'The Concept of Peace'
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"He knew behind all creeds the Spirit that is one." Andrew Lang, 'Herodotus in Egypt'
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"There is no power on earth like imagination." Laurens van der Post, 'Venture to the Interior'
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"He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbour." Venerable Bede
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"Faith is a permanent and vital endowment of the human mind." Eden Philipotts, 'A Shadow Passes'
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"That which pervades the entire body is indestructible. No one is able to destroy the imperishable soul." Bhagavad Gita
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"Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world." Euripides, 'Oedipus'
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"Love is the most durable power in the world. This creative force, so beautifully exemplified in the life of our Christ, is the most potent instrument available in mankind's quest for peace and security." Martin Luther King, 'The Words of Martin Luther King'
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"Father, into Thy hands I give the heart which left Thee but to learn how good Thou art." George MacDonald
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"Ideas of what is right and wrong vary from age to age and from place to place, but the significant thing is that there is a distinction between right and wrong. The inner compusion to do right and the shame we feel when we are aware of having done wrong are an experience of God." Leslie J. Tizard, 'Facing Life and Death'
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This archive contains 11,754 quotes, taken from 635 references,
organized in terms of 39 primary categories. Quotes are randomized and appear in a different way at every click.
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We include
- All major spiritual and religious traditions, from all cultures, and all historical epochs
- Major psychologists, philosophers, writers, scholars and leading religious personalities
- Sources in classical religion as well as voices from new consciousness, esotericism and mysticism
- Choices are guided by the spirit of oneness, love, kindness, inclusion and community
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