We shall say without hesitation that the atheist who is moved by love is moved by the Spirit of God; an atheist who lives by love is saved by his faith in the God whose existence (under that name) he denies.
Science has its being in a perpetual mental restlessness. - William Temple
Science has its being in a perpetual mental restlessness.
- William Temple
To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God… - William Temple
To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God…
When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don't, they don't. - William Temple
When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don't, they don't.
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit. - William Temple
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.
Learning passes for wisdom among those who want both. - William Temple
Learning passes for wisdom among those who want both.
Some of the Fathers went so far as to esteem the love of music a sign of predestination, as a thing divine, and reserved for the felicities of heaven… - William Temple
Some of the Fathers went so far as to esteem the love of music a sign of predestination, as a thing divine, and reserved for the felicities of heaven…
The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinion… - William Temple
The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinion…
True worship is when a person, through their person, attains intimacy and friendship with God. - William Temple
True worship is when a person, through their person, attains intimacy and friendship with God.
Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from… - William Temple
Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from…
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