Home / Quotes / Quote by Simon Hughes

Quote by Simon Hughes

“Dermot Reeve was so self-obsessed that even on the local nudist beach he only admired himself”

Author

Simon Hughes is a former Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, born on May 17, 1951. He has been active in the British political scene for many years and has held several important positions. more

“It’s said that the shuffling of the cards is the earth, and the pattering of the cards is the rain, and the beating of the cards is the wind, and the pointing of the cards is the fire. That’s of the four suits. But the Greater Trumps, it’s said, are the meaning of all process and the measure of the everlasting dance.”

Said Earth Process Fire Greater Four Wind Trump Rain Cards Suits Everlasting Pointing Shuffling

Book:The Greater Trumps

Source: The Greater Trumps

“Love was even more mathematical than poetry. It was the pure mathematics of the spirit.”

Spirit Pure Mathematics Mathematical

Book:Descent Into Hell

Source: Descent Into Hell

“The beginning of Christendom, is, strictly, at a point out of time. A metphysical trigonometry finds it among the spiritual Secrets, at the meeting of two heavenward lines, one drawn from Bethany along the Ascent of the Messias, the other from Jerusalem against the Descent of the Paraclete. That measurement, the measurement of eternity in operation, of the bright cloud and the rushing wind, is, in effect, theology.”

Two Spiritual Lines Secret Effects Wind Eternity Meetings Clouds Theology Operations Measurement Rushing Jerusalem Descent Ascent Christendom Trigonometry

Book:The Descent of the Dove: A Short History of the Holy Spirit in the Church

Source: The Descent of the Dove: A Short History of the Holy Spirit in the Church

“It may be a movement towards becoming like little children to admit that we are generally nothing else.”

May Children Littles Movement Becoming

Book:Descent Into Hell

Source: Descent Into Hell

“It is easier often to forgive than to be forgiven; yet it is fatal to be willing to be forgiven by God and to be reluctant to be forgiven by men”

Men Willing Easier Forgiving Forgiven Reluctant

Book:The Image of the City and Other Essays

Source: The Image of the City and Other Essays

Quote by Simon Hughes

Author

You May Also Like