“When Eternity is considered to be the Beginning, then our speaking of the Beginning of the Begun is nothing but our speaking of the Eternity of the Eternal or our speaking of the Eternity of the Begun.” EternalEternity Author:Nicholas of Cusa
“Time is to eternity as an image is to its exemplar, and those things which are temporal bear a resemblance to those things which are eternal.” BearsEternalEternityResemblance Author:Nicholas of Cusa
“Therefore, in the Beginning, which is Truth, all things are Eternal Truth itself” EternalAll Things Author:Nicholas of Cusa
“Those, however, who saw that one cannot attain wisdom and perennial intellectual life, unless it be given through the gift of grace, and that the goodness of the Almighty God is so great that He hears those who invoke His name, and they gain salvation, became humble, acknowledging that they are ignorant, and directed their life as the life of one desiring eternal wisdom. And that is the life of the virtuous, who proceed in the desire for the other life, which is commended by the saints.” DesireNamesGivenSawsGraceGoodnessEternalIntellectualGainsSalvationSaintHumbleIgnorantVirtuousAlmightyAlmighty GodInvokeIntellectual Life Author:Nicholas of Cusa
“For our intellectual spirit has the power of fire in itself. For no other purpose is it sent by God to the earth than that it glow and grow into a flame. When it is excited by admiration, then it grows, just as if the wind entering into a fire excited its potential to actuality. If we apprehend the works of God, we marvel at eternal wisdom.” IfsEarthSpiritPurposeGrowsFireWindEternalIntellectualExcitedFlamesAdmirationEnteringActuality Author:Nicholas of Cusa
