The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake.
Basil HumeRead
On the whole, monks do not become famous - and that is a good thing - but monasteries do - and that is an excellent thing. In other words, it is the community that matters.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the significance of community over individual fame.
Basil Hume reflects on the role of monks and monasteries, suggesting that while individual monks may not seek fame, the monasteries themselves symbolize the essence of community and collective purpose. This highlights the value of working together and the strength found in community rather than in personal recognition.
Themes
CommunityMonksMonasteriesTogethernessFame
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about teamwork, one might use this quote to highlight the importance of collaboration over individual achievements.
More from Basil Hume
All quotes →It is not because we are drawn to prayer that we first begin to pray; more often, we have to begin prayer, and then the taste and the desire for it come.
Basil HumeRead
Similar quotes
He is a hypocrite who professes what he does not believe; not he who does not practice all he wishes or approves.
William HazlittRead
It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.
Patrick HenryRead
Here rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own.
Thomas GrayRead
I hear a drum in my soul's ear coming from the depth of the stars.
RumiRead
Scotland should be nothing less than equal with all the other nations of the world.
Sean ConneryRead
A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection - not an invitation for hypnosis.
Umberto EcoRead