B Quotes
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“Bible: Various portions of it, when properly interpreted, contain a code of behaviour which many men consider best suited to the ultimate happiness of mankind.”
Source: The Caves of Steel
“Bible worship, though at its best it may achieve sublimity by keeping its head in the skies, may also make itself both ridiculousand dangerous by having its feet off the ground.”
“Bibles are expendable,
Altars are expendable.
Till love takes preference,
God itself is expendable.”
Source: Yüz Şiirlerin Yüzüğü (Ring of 100 Poems, Bilingual Edition): 100 Turkish Poems with Translations
“Bibles are strong entrenchments. Where they abound, men cannot pursue wicked courses, and at the same time enjoy quiet conscience.”
“Bibles laid open, millions of surprises.”
“Bibles read without prayer; sermons heard without prayer; marriages contracted without prayer; journeys undertaken without prayer; residences chosen without prayer; friendships formed without prayer; the daily act of prayer itself hurried over, or gone through without heart: these are the kind of downward steps by which many a Christian descends to a condition of spiritual palsy, or reaches the point where God allows them to have a tremendous fall.”
Source: PRACTICAL RELIGION
“Biblia inatuagiza tuwaheshimu wazazi wetu ili siku zetu zipate kuwa nyingi hapa duniani. Mzazi wako akikutuma kuiba mheshimu kwa kukataa.”
“Biblia inatuambia kuwa tuombe bila kukoma. Lakini tutaombaje bila kukoma? Njia mojawapo ya kufanya hivyo ni kutumia ‘maombi ya pumzi’ kila siku kama ambavyo Wakristo wengi wamekuwa wakifanya kwa karne nyingi. Unachagua sentensi fupi au maneno rahisi kuhusu Yesu unayoweza kuyasema na kuyarudia kimoyomoyo kila siku katika kila pumzi inayoingia na kutoka ndani ya mapafu yako! Kwa mfano: “Asante Yesu.” “U pamoja nami.” “Nataka kukujua.” “Napokea neema yako.” “Nakutegemea wewe.” “Mimi ni wako.” “Nisaidie nikuamini.” “U Mungu wangu.” “Naishi kwa ajili yako.” “Nisamehe dhambi zangu zote.” Fundisha akili yako kumkumbuka Mungu kila wakati.”
“Biblia ni kiwanda cha imani.”
“Biblia pamoja na historia vinatwambia kuwa mitume kumi na wawili wa Yesu Kristo waliamua kufa kinyama kama mfalme wao alivyokufa, kwa sababu walikataa kukana imani yao juu ya Yesu Kristo.
Mathayo alikufa kwa ajili ya Ukristo nchini Ethiopia kwa jeraha lililotokana na kisu kikali, Marko akavutwa na farasi katika mitaa ya Alexandria nchini Misri mpaka akafa, kwa sababu alikataa kukana jina la Yesu Kristo.
Luka alinyongwa nchini Ugiriki kwa sababu ya kuhubiri Injili ya Yesu Kristo katika nchi ambapo watu hawakumtambua Yesu.
Yohana alichemshwa katika pipa la mafuta ya moto katika kipindi cha mateso makubwa ya Wakristo nchini Roma, lakini kimiujiza akaponea chupuchupu, kabla ya kufungwa katika gereza la kisiwa cha Patmo (Ugiriki) ambapo ndipo alipoandika kitabu cha Ufunuo. Mtume Yohana baadaye aliachiwa huru na kurudi Uturuki, ambapo alimtumikia Bwana kama Askofu wa Edessa. Alikufa kwa uzee, akiwa mtume pekee aliyekufa kwa amani.
Petro alisulubiwa kichwa chini miguu juu katika msalaba wa umbo la X kulingana na desturi za kikanisa za kipindi hicho, kwa sababu aliwaambia maadui zake ya kuwa alijisikia vibaya kufa kama alivyokufa mfalme wake Yesu Kristo.
Yakobo ndugu yake na Yesu (Yakobo Mkubwa), kiongozi wa kanisa mjini Yerusalemu, alirushwa kutoka juu ya mnara wa kusini-mashariki wa hekalu aliloliongoza la Hekalu Takatifu (zaidi ya futi mia moja kwenda chini) na baadaye kupigwa kwa virungu mpaka akafa, alipokataa kukana imani yake juu ya Yesu Kristo.
Yakobo mwana wa Zebedayo (Yakobo Mdogo) alikuwa mvuvi kabla Yesu Kristo hajamwita kuwa mchungaji wa Injili yake. Kama kiongozi wa kanisa hatimaye, Yakobo aliuwawa kwa kukatwa kichwa mjini Yerusalemu. Afisa wa Kirumi aliyemlinda Yakobo alishangaa sana jinsi Yakobo alivyolinda imani yake siku kesi yake iliposomwa. Baadaye afisa huyo alimsogelea Yakobo katika eneo la mauti. Nafsi yake ilipomsuta, alijitoa hatiani mbele ya hakimu kwa kumkubali Yesu Kristo kama kiongozi wa maisha yake; halafu akapiga magoti pembeni kwa Yakobo, ili na yeye akatwe kichwa kama mfuasi wa Yesu Kristo.
Bartholomayo, ambaye pia alijulikana kama Nathanali, alikuwa mmisionari huko Asia. Alimshuhudia Yesu mfalme wa wafalme katika Uturuki ya leo.
Bartholomayo aliteswa kwa sababu ya mahubiri yake huko Armenia, ambako inasemekana aliuwawa kwa kuchapwa bakora mbele ya halaiki ya watu iliyomdhihaki.
Andrea alisulubiwa katika msalaba wa X huko Patras nchini Ugiriki. Baada ya kuchapwa bakora kinyama na walinzi saba, alifungwa mwili mzima kwenye msalaba ili ateseke zaidi. Wafuasi wake waliokuwepo katika eneo la tukio waliripoti ya kuwa, alipokuwa akipelekwa msalabani, Andrea aliusalimia msalaba huo kwa maneno yafuatayo: "Nimekuwa nikitamani sana na nimekuwa nikiitegemea sana saa hii ya furaha. Msalaba uliwekwa wakfu na Mwenyezi Mungu baada ya mwili wa Yesu Kristo kuning’inizwa juu yake." Aliendelea kuwahubiria maadui zake kwa siku mbili zaidi, akiwa msalabani, mpaka akaishiwa na nguvu na kuaga dunia.
Tomaso alichomwa mkuki nchini India katika mojawapo ya safari zake za kimisionari akiwa na lengo la kuanzisha kanisa la Yesu Kristo katika bara la India.
Mathiya alichaguliwa na mitume kuchukua nafasi ya Yuda Iskarioti, baada ya kifo cha Yuda katika dimbwi la damu nchini India. Taarifa kuhusiana na maisha na kifo cha Mathiya zinachanganya na hazijulikani sawasawa. Lakini ipo imani kwamba Mathiya alipigwa mawe na Wayahudi huko Yerusalemu, kisha akauwawa kwa kukatwa kichwa.
Yuda Tadei, ndugu yake na Yesu, aliuwawa kwa mishale alipokataa kukana imani yake juu ya Yesu Kristo.
Mitume walikuwa na imani kubwa kwa sababu walishuhudia ufufuo wa Yesu Kristo, na miujiza mingine. Biblia ni kiwanda cha imani. Tunapaswa kuiamini Biblia kama mitume walivyomwamini Yesu Kristo, kwa sababu Biblia iliandikwa na mitume.”
“Biblical archaeology was developed early in this century in an effort to substantiate the authenticity of the Biblical account. It's by now generally recognized in Biblical scholarship that it has done the opposite. The Bible is not a historical text, and has only vague resemblances to what took place, as far as can be reconstructed. For example, whether Israel ever existed is not clear; if so, it was probably a small kingdom somewhere in the hills, apparently virtually unknown to the Egyptians.”
“Biblical Astro-Theology did not destroy my faith in God, rather it served to deepen my relationship with the Great All by showing me the Unity of All Souls.”
Source: Aquarius Rising: Christianity and Judaism Explained Using the Science of the Stars
“Biblical backing for Mormon behavior is easy to find, although Mark Twain is reported to have denied its legitimacy to a Mormon. The Mormon claimed polygamy was perfectly moral and he defied Twain to cite any passage of Scripture which forbade it. 'Well,' said Twain, 'how about that passage that tells us no man can serve two masters at the same time?'”
“Biblical community is first of all the sharing of a common life in Christ.”
Source: True Community: The Biblical Practice of Koinonia
“Biblical convictions are essential for spiritual growth and maturity. What is ironic today is that people often have strong convictions about weak issues (football, fashion, etc.) while having weak convictions about major issues (what is right and what is wrong).”
“Biblical eschatology fundamentally challenges the "official" scientific idea that the universe will end in a violent heat death, and instead that the cosmos will be set free from its decadence. It calls us to consider the sobering similarities between ancient pagan cosmologies (creation began with war & violence between the gods) and modern naturalism as a nihilistic, philosophical worldview (all will end in astronomical war & violence). Instead, the revelation (apocalypse) of the Lamb is that God created out of love and love will win in the end.”
“Biblical higher criticism is preserved in the particular enclave of academic Christian scholarship and is thought to be too unfruitful to share with the average pew-sitter, for it raises more questions than the church can adequately answer. So the leaders of the church would protect the simple believers from concepts they were not trained to understand. In this way that ever-widening gap between academic Christians and the average pew-sitter made its first appearance.”
“Biblical hope is not wishful thinking or an optimistic outlook; rather, it is a confident expectation based on the certainty of God's Word that as He has anchored us in the past, so He will in the future.”
“Biblical lament is an honest, vulnerable expression of pain, a crying out to God in faith as we are suffering.”
Source: Discovering Hope: Beginning the Journey Toward Hope in Chronic Illness
“Biblical law permits voluntary slavery because it recognizes that some people are not able to maintain a position of independence . . . The law is humane and also unsentimental. It recognizes that some people are by nature slaves and will always be so.”
“Biblical love is not emotions or feelings, but attitudes and actions that seek the best interests of the other person, regardless of how we feel toward him.”
Source: The practice of godliness
“Biblical manliness is about living through the relational environment of the local church.”
“Biblical names are hot again.”
“Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world.”
“Biblical preaching is exposing the mind of God, as revealed in the Word of God, to the people of God, for the glory of God”
“Biblical references about knowledge and good and evil often get tangled up.”
“Biblical righteousness is more than a private and personal affair; it includes social righteousness as well....Thus Christians are committed to hunger for righteousness in the whole human community as something pleasing to a righteous God.”
“Biblical social scientists have an advantage because they know truths about human nature. Those who dismiss the Bible and create surveys that don't measure crucial factors are the ones who have closed minds. Sometimes the Bible gives us clear answers and sometimes it doesn't, but it always helps us to ask the right questions.”
“Biblical, Talmudic, or Koranic literalists remind me of children wrinkling their noses at Belon oysters and asking for more Chef Boy-E-Dee. They want the world to be as simple as they are.”
Source: Twilight of the Assholes
“Biblical Theology...is that part of Exegetical Theology which deals with the revelation of God in its historic continuity...Biblical Theology, rightly defined, is nothing else than the exhibition of the organic progress of supernatural revelation in its historic continuity and multiformity.”
“Biblical wisdom means living a disciplined and prudent life in the fear of the Lord”
“Biblically defined marriage is a man and a woman for life, and so anything different than that is not God's ideal whether it be polygamy, whether it be divorce, whether it be a marriage between a man and a man or a woman and a woman. The ideal would be a man and a woman under a covenant of God's blessing.”
“Biblically sound, faithful, and intellectually satisfying theology that will . . . cure many current theological concerns.”
“Biblically speaking, to hear and not to do is not to hear at all.”
“Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.”
“BIBLIOBLISS. Transported into states of transcendent pleasure while immersed in reading a favorite book.”
Source: Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings
“Bibliophiles and Swimmers are most Beautiful Creatures in the Universe !”
“Bibliotekens förseningsavgifter är ganska dryga. Tio piskrapp per dag, och det är för pocketböcker.”
Source: Library of Souls
“Biblioteki są zapisami naszych czytelniczych porażek.
Jak mało w nich książek, które naprawdę nam się podobały. Jeszcze mniej takich, które podobają się nam przy kolejnej lekturze. Większość to pamiątki po ludziach, którymi chcieliśmy być. Których udawaliśmy. Których braliśmy za siebie.”
Source: Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem
“Bibliotheken befinden sich schließlich außerhalb der realen Welt. Es sind abgeschiedene Orte, Zufluchtsstätten des reinen Denkens. Auf diese Weise kann ich für den Rest meines Lebens auf dem Mond weiterleben.”
Source: Mond über Manhattan. Leviathan
“Bibliotheken sind die wahren Friedhöfe der Ideen..
Diese Bibliothekare, im Mimikrygrau des Bücherstaubes, haben – wie sie da Folianten ans Zwielicht zerren und wieder einsargen – in Griff und Blick die geschäftige Pietätlosigkeit von Beerdigungsfachleuten…
Und diese Schmökerer, deren Lippen wie im Wahn des Zwiegespräches mit sich selbst vibrieren und deren Blicke ins Ziellose abgleiten, gleichen Leidtragenden an der Gruft eines teuren Angehörigen…
Es ist die gleiche Gier, die gleiche Furcht, irgendein Zeichen jenseitiger Schrecken zu erwischen; denn die hierher kommen, um im Vergangenem zu stöbern wissen, dass an solchem Ort auch dereinst ihr eigenes Mühen, Denken, Spintisieren die letzte, Ewige Ruhe finden wird…”
Source: The Lost Library: The Autobiography of a Culture
“Bibliotherapy is an inexpensive treatment not bound by time or place.”
“Bibliothèque Nationale. Ich sitze und lese einen Dichter. Es sind viele Leute im Saal, aber man spürt sie nicht. Sie sind in den Büchern. Manchmal bewegen sie sich in den Blättern, wie Menschen, die schlafen und sich umwenden zwischen zwei Träumen.”
“Bibliotropic," Hugh said. "Like sunflowers are heliotropic, they naturally turn towards the sun. We naturally turn towards the bookshop.”
Source: Among Others
“Bicara soal kekuatan Tarjdo, tidak gampang kalau rakyatmu miskin. Rakyatmu harus punya makan yang cukup dulu, punya pakaian, dan yang paling penting bebas buta huruf. Ini yang membedakan manusia dengan binatang. Sebab, kalau cuma makan, binatang juga bisa makan. Lantas, kalau cuma pakaian, binatang juga punya bulu. Buku, bisa membaca, itulah yang membuktikan manusia punya kebanggaan, punya kebudayaan, punya peradaban.”
Source: Ca-bau-kan: Hanya sebuah dosa
“Bicaralah. Berceritalah. Pada orang yang tepat.”
“Bicaralah tentang diriku sebagaimana diriku / tak ada yang diperlunak ataupun dengan rasa dengki diinjak-injak.”
Source: CATATAN PINGGIR 3
“Biceps are like ornaments on a Christmas tree.”
“Biciclette, invece, non se ne vedevano affatto. Il misero veicolo, sgusciante e leggero, silenzioso e facilmente occultabile, aveva impensierito i tedeschi, messa in crisi la loro efficienza investigativa e repressiva, al punto che il generale Maltzer ne aveva proibito, con una dura ordinanza, la circolazione nell'intento di ridurre la mobilità dei partigiani.
Feroci e ingenui i nazisti attribuivano alla bicicletta i loro insuccessi nella caccia agli attentatori e, dunque, credettero che eliminando le biciclette, avrebbero eliminato gli attentati, i movimenti dei porta-ordini, la distribuzione dei giornali clandestini.
Forse, se non fosse stata emessa quell'ordinanza, Zavattini e De Sica non avrebbero mai ideato un film come "Ladri di biciclette". Mai come in quei mesi l'assenza di biciclette nelle strade fece emergere la loro utilità, così che anche quando, a liberazione avvenuta, quella proibizione fu seppellita, la bicicletta diventò non solo un bene prezioso, uno strumento di lavoro, un mezzo di comunicazione indispensabile in una città priva di mezzi di trasporto pubblico, ma anche il simbolo di un'epoca.
Nella loro ottusa ferocia i tedeschi erano incapaci di adeguarsi all'astuzia dei romani, di capire quella filosofia spicciola e sorniona che permetteva di beffarli rispettando formalmente le imposizioni. Se, insomma, andare in bicicletta era proibito, non lo era andare in triciclo, conclusero i romani, e allora bastava aggiungere una ruota alla bicicletta, trasformarla in triciclo per restare nella legalità e riacquistare la possibilità di movimento.
Si vedevano così biciclette arrugginite, estratte dai nascondigli, trasformate in tricicli fortunosamente e, dunque, libere di circolare sotto gli occhi dei tedeschi senza temere il sequestro del mezzo e l'arresto del ciclista.”
“Bicky rocked, like a jelly in a high wind.”
Source: Enter Jeeves: 15 Early Stories