#god

In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside. ↗

— Tadao Ando

#attempt #been #brick #building #celebration

God has made Canada one of those nations which cannot be conquered and cannot be destroyed, except by itself. ↗

— Norman Angell

#cannot #conquered #destroyed #except #god

Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women. ↗

— Francesca Annis

#america #europe #everyone #god #grown-up

I always distrust people who know so much about what God wants them to do to their fellows. ↗

— Susan B. Anthony

#always #distrust #fellows #god #i

It is necessary to posit something which is necessary of itself, and has no cause of its necessity outside of itself but is the cause of necessity in other things. And all people call this thing God. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#cause #god #itself #necessary #necessity

The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the knowledge of the artificer is to things made by his art. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#cause #creatures #god #his #knowledge

Since God had commanded it, it was necessary that I do it. Since God commanded it, even if I had a hundred fathers and mothers, even if I had been a King's daughter, I would have gone nevertheless. ↗

— Joan of Arc

#commanded #daughter #even #fathers #god

With reference to other religions, the Church sees a great difference between them and herself. The other religions are expressions of the human soul seeking God, with some beautiful spiritual insights, but also not without errors. Christianity is rather God seeking humanity. ↗

— Francis Arinze

#beautiful #between #christianity #church #difference

Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof? ↗

— Aristophanes

#believe #gods #proof #shrines #surely

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. ↗

— Aristotle

#appearance #apprehensive #believing #consider #devotion