#god

Since the masses of the people are inconstant, full of unruly desires, passionate, and reckless of consequences, they must be filled with fears to keep them in order. The ancients did well, therefore, to invent gods, and the belief in punishment after death. ↗

— Roman historian Polybius

#death

LIII. What is the holiness of conversation? It is to master death. ↗

— Anne Carson

#god #irony #death

Who prays at help in the Illusion of his Life does not understand that his only aid is death ↗

— Sorin Cerin

#god #love #death

The gospel is not outward rituals and sacrifices, it is a living sacrifice. It is to have the laws of God written in our heart. It is to have a soft, listening, responding heart to God. ↗

— Leslie Ludy

#leslie-ludy #when-god-writes-your-love-story #love

You are truly the most expensive girl in all God’s creation. And the most precious. ↗

— Rachelle Ayala

#god-s-creation #love #love

God is our Father and loves us, even when his silence remains incomprehensible. ↗

— Pope Benedict XVI

#god #hope #love #love

We are gripped by God’s will of love, and must help carry out that will in this world, in small things as in great things, in saving as in pardoning. To be glad instruments of God’s love in this imperfect world is the service to which we are called. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

#love #love

When you can see the love of God through your struggles and you don't need another person to fill a void, you're in a pretty good place. ↗

— Jen Stephens

#love #struggles #void #love

Thinking of love in terms of romance is like thinking of God in terms of a priest. ↗

— Silvia Hartmann

#love #religion #romance #spirituality #love

He pulled back, staring at her in the dim carriage, his brows still knit. "Megs?" Oh, right. She still hadn't told him. Well, it was his own fault; his mouth was simply delicious. "I love you," she said, speaking clearly so that there might be no confusion. ↗

— Elizabeth Hoyt

#love #megs #love