#god

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path. ↗

— George Herbert

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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back. ↗

— Herodotus

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But I like not these great success of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods. ↗

— Herodotus

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Do you see how the god always hurls his bolts at the greatest houses and the tallest trees. For he is wont to thwart whatever is greater than the rest. ↗

— Herodotus

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One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end. ↗

— Herodotus

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Humans love truth and justice, and rejoice in ceremonies that honor those qualities. For that sentiment we should indeed thank God. ↗

— Alfred Day Hershey

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Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God. ↗

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

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God is of no importance unless He is of supreme importance. ↗

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it. ↗

— Hesiod

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Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better. ↗

— Hesiod

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