#though

In order to the existence of such a ministry in the Church, there is requisite an authority received from God, and consequently power and knowledge imparted from God for the exercise of such ministry; and where a man possesses these, although the bis. ↗

— John Wycliffe

#authority #church #consequently #exercise #existence

I love to study the many things that grow below the corn stalks and bring them back to the studio to study the color. If one could only catch that true color of nature - the very thought of it drives me mad. ↗

— Andrew Wyeth

#below #bring #catch #color #corn

Imagination doesn't always make you long for what you cannot have, but rather thrive in what you do not have. ↗

— Criss Jami

#brain #cognition #content #contentment #creativity

I don't have a diary, I don't write things into a diary. I imprint myself into the sky and when the sunlight shines brightly, I can stand under the sun's rays and everything I have imprinted of myself into the sky, I will begin to see again, feel again, remember. And when the wind begins to blow, it blows the details over my face, and I remember everything I left in the sky and see new things being born. I am unwritten. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#free #freedom #freedom-of-thought #happiness #inspiration

Only in the world of mathematics do two negatives multiply into a positive. ↗

— Abby Morel

#negative #positive #thought #attitude

Mostly I have felt myself becoming a servant of sadness. I am still looking for the beauty in that. ↗

— Maggie Nelson

#loneliness #sadness #thought-provoking #beauty

It is beautiful to talk about beautiful things and even more beautiful to silently gaze at them. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#beauty #dejan-stojanovic #gaze #literature #literature-quotes

Happiness is the secret to all beauty; there is no beauty that is attractive without happiness. ↗

— Christian Dior

#happy-thoughts #inspirational #beauty

There is nothing wrong with the love of Beauty. But Beauty-unless she is wed to something more meaningful-is always superficial ↗

— Donna Tartt

#beauty

It’s impossible for me to applaud your successes when my hands are too busy patting myself on the back. But if I clap for you, and you pat my back, we can both feel like winners.
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— Jarod Kintz

#bizarre #funny #humor #random #random-thought