#elf

God is stronger than their strength, more loving than their uttermost love, and in so far as they have loved and sacrificed themselves for others, they have obtained the infallible proof, that God too lives and loves and gives Himself away. ↗

— George A. Smith

#far #gives #god #himself #infallible

If we have a heart for the magnitudes of life, it will not seem vain to believe that God Himself should guard it. ↗

— George A. Smith

#god #guard #heart #himself #life

Into every soul, however purged and fenced, evil appears to have as much freedom of entrance as God Himself. ↗

— George A. Smith

#entrance #every #evil #freedom #god

Jesus Christ tells us that a man cannot be wrong if he argues towards God from what he finds best in himself. ↗

— George A. Smith

#cannot #christ #finds #god #himself

Man does find in Nature deliverance from himself, oblivion of his past, with peace and purity! ↗

— George A. Smith

#does #find #himself #his #man

I heard Thackeray thank Heaven for the purity of Dickens. I thanked Heaven for the purity of a greater than Dickens - Thackeray himself. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

#greater #heard #heaven #himself #i

I've spent the last 50 years or so steeping myself in the world's religions, and I've done my homework. I've gone to each of the world's eight great religions and sought out the most profound scholars I could find, and I've apprenticed myself to them and actually practiced each faith. ↗

— Huston Smith

#could #done #each #eight #faith

Religion is the call to confront reality; to master the self. ↗

— Huston Smith

#confront #master #reality #religion #self

For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is not just about more money - it is transformative. It's about taking responsibility for yourself and your family. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#about #best #family #just #money

After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#complex #current #piecemeal #reform #system