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Put thou thy trust in God; In duty's path go on; Fix on His word thy steadfast eye; So shall thy work be done.
A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing: our helper He amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.
The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that he sunk himself into our flesh, is beyond all human understanding.
Marriage is a civic matter. It is really not, together with all its circumstances, the business of the church.
Human nature is like a drunk peasant. Lift him into the saddle on one side, over he topples on the other side.
It is not I that smite, stab, and slay, but God and my prince, for my hand and my body are now their servants.
If we chew every morsel of our food, in that way we become grateful, and when you are grateful, you are happy.
Even if we cannot be completely non-voilent, by being vegetarian we are going in the direction of non-voilence
The salvation of birds and beasts, oneself included - this is the object of Shakyamuni's religious austerities.
I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great pope, Self.
The certain mark by which a Christian community can be recognized is the preaching of the gospel in its purity.
We must not regard what or how the world esteems us, so we have the Word pure, and are certain of our doctrine.
He that has but one word of God before him, and out of that word cannot make a sermon, can never be a preacher.
Whoso hearkens not to God's voice, is an idolator, though he perform the highest and most heavy service of God.
As for the demented, I hold it certain that all beings deprived of reason are thus afflicted only by the Devil.
The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable.
The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world.
There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
Even if you only stop and focus on your breathing for a few breaths, or for a minute or two, its very valuable.
If you find yourself in some difficulty, step aside, and allow Buddha to take your place. The Buddha is in you.
"I am breathing in and liberating my mind. I am breathing out and liberating my mind." One practices like this.
When God wants to have mercy on someone, He inspires someone else to pray for him, and He helps in this prayer.
Happiness is when there is no hunger or want at all, when we're completely free of all hunger, desire, and want.
When asked what he would do if he knew the world would end tomorrow, Martin Luther said, "I would plant a tree."
In our sad condition our only consolation is the expectancy of another life. Here below all is incomprehensible.
Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.
Whenever anger comes up, take out a mirror and look at yourself. When you are angry, you are not very beautiful.
Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos — the trees, the clouds, everything.
I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world.
Artists have to show us what is not going well within the person and within the society, not try to cover it up.
Look deeply; I arrive in every second to be a bud on a spring branch ... to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone.
God freely forgives us on account of Christnot on account of our works, contrition, confession, or satisfactions.
God's love does not love that which is worthy of being loved, but it creates that which is worthy of being loved.
An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body, for the service of Christendom and of the church.
We try to fix the outside so much, but our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often, illusory.
There are many, many Christians who practice Buddhism, and they become better and better Christians all the time.
It would be a good thing if young people were wise and old people were strong, but God has arranged things better.
Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you
To preach Christ is to feed the soul, to justify it, to set it free, and to save it, if it believes the preaching.
Awareness is a mirror reflecting the four elements. Beauty is a heart that generates love and a mind that is open.
Whenever I have prayed earnestly, I have always received more than I asked for. God may delay, but He always comes.
The soul can do without everything except the word of God, without which none at all of its wants are provided for.
so it is with human reason, which strives not against faith, when enlightened, but rather furthers and advances it.
People give ear to an upstart astrologer [Copernicus]...this fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy
To love oneself is to love life. It is essential to understand that we make ourselves happy in making others happy.
Wisdom and compassion should become the dominating influences that guide our thoughts , our words, and our actions.
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
Enlightenment for a wave is the moment the wave realizes it is water. At that moment, all fear of death disappears.
None can believe how powerful prayer is, and what it is able to effect, but those who have learned it by experience.
It is impossible to separate works from faith- yea, just as impossible as to separate burning and shining from fire.