A man is never so truly and intensely himself as when he is most possessed by God. It is impossible to say where, in the spiritual life, the human will leaves off and divine grace begins.
William Ralph IngeRead
Every institution not only carries within it the seeds of its own dissolution, but prepares the way for its most hated rival.
Interpretation
Institutions inherently have the potential to decline and also create conditions for their challengers to emerge.
William Ralph Inge's quote suggests that all institutions are destined to face decline, often due to internal weaknesses, while simultaneously fostering the emergence of opposition or rival forces. This idea reflects the cyclical nature of organizations and systems, indicating that what might initially seem like a stable structure may ultimately contribute to its own downfall and pave the path for alternatives or competitors that embody the opposition.
In practice
In a discussion about the weaknesses in bureaucratic systems.
A man is never so truly and intensely himself as when he is most possessed by God. It is impossible to say where, in the spiritual life, the human will leaves off and divine grace begins.
Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.
Deliberate cruelty to our defenceless and beautiful little cousins is surely one of the meanest and most detestable vices of which a human being can be guilty.
The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot.
Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.
But he could not taste, he could not feel. In the teashop among the tables and the chattering waiters the appalling fear came over him- he could not feel. He could reason; he could read, Dante for example, quite easilyβ¦he could add up his bill; his brain was perfect; it must be the fault of the world then- that he could not feel.
We are reassured almost as foolishly as we are alarmed; human nature is so constituted.
Whatever its symbol - cross or crescent or whatever - that symbol is man's reminder of his duty inside the human race.
Thus passing through the infinite varieties of space we reach the Divine space which is absolutely free from all dimensions and constitutes the meeting point of all infinities.
Truth is not a reward for good behaviour, nor a prize for passing some tests. It cannot be brought about. It is the primary, the unborn, the ancient source of all that is. You are eligible because you are. You need not merit truth. It is your own....Stand still, be quiet.
Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. Some words give you a feeling.
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