Home / Quotes / Quote by William Law

Quote by William Law

“Where has the Scripture made merit the rule or measure of charity?.”

Book:A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, adapted to the State and Condition of all Orders of Christians, Volume 4

Work

A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, adapted to the State and Condition of all Orders of Christians, Volume 4

This volume is part of a multi-volume series that explores the religious and spiritual beliefs of Christians. It focuses on the necessity of living a life dedicated to devotion and holiness, providing guidance and insights for individuals of all Christian denominations. The content is likely to include theological discussions, moral teachings, and practical advice for spiritual growth. more

Author

William Law

William Law, an English writer, was born in 1686 and died on April 9, 1761. His works covered various fields such as philosophy, religion, and morality, and had a profound impact on later generations. more

“There were positive things about the church, that is, in the European cultural sense, the architecture, the liturgy, the music, the art, such as it was, the stations of the cross in the church, the tradition, and the atmosphere of awe and mystery in the mass. The atmosphere of miracle, one of mainly mystery, that's what fascinates me.”

Art Church Mystery Mass Tradition Crosses Miracle Architecture Atmosphere Awe Stations Positive Things Liturgy

Author:Frank McCourt

“Before the famine, which was in the 1840s, that was an emotional turning point... There are various documents showing how the Elizabethan English, in particular, were shocked by Irish displays of affection, by the way women acted toward strangers, walking up and putting their arms around them and kissing them right full on the mouth.”

Way Emotional Particular Arms Walking Kissing Mouths Affection Various Stranger Display Documents Shocked Famine Turning Points Elizabethan

Author:Frank McCourt

“Beauty! thou pretty plaything! dear deceit, That steals so softly o'er the stripling's heart, And gives it a new pulse unknown before!”

Giving Heart Beauty Dear Stealing Deceit Pulse

Book:The Grave: A Poem

Source: The Grave: A Poem

“The best-concerted schemes men lay for fame, Die fast away: only themselves die faster. The far-fam'd sculptor, and the laurell'd bard, Those bold insurancers of deathless fame, Supply their little feeble aids in vain.”

Men Littles Dies Fame Lays Aids Faster Vain Schemes Sculptors Deathless Bards

Book:The Poetical Works of Robert Blair: Containing The Grave, Etc., to which is Prefixed, A Life of the Author, by Robert Anderson, Accompanied by Prints, Designed and Engraved by W. Gardiner

Source: The Poetical Works of Robert Blair: Containing The Grave, Etc., to which is Prefixed, A Life of the Author, by Robert Anderson, Accompanied by Prints, Designed and Engraved by W. Gardiner

Quote by William Law

Work

Author

You May Also Like