“When we think of the height of God's infinity we should not despair of His compassion reaching us from such a height; and when we recall the infinite depth of our fall through sin we should not refuse to believe that the virtue which has been killed in us will rise again. For God can accomplish both these things: He can come down and illumine our intellect with spiritual knowledge, and He can raise up the virtue within us and exalt it with Himself through works of righteousness.” ThinkingShouldBelieveHas BeensChristianSpiritualFallSinCompassionVirtueDespairInfiniteDown AndRaisesDepthRefuseAccomplishIntellectHeightReachingOrthodoxRighteousnessInfinityRecallsRaise UpSpiritual Knowledge Author:Maximus the Confessor
“To believe in God or in a guiding force because someone tells you to is the height of stupidity. We are given senses to receive our information within. With our own eyes we see, and with our own skin we feel. With our intelligence, it is intended that we understand. But each person must puzzle it out for himself or herself.” FeelsBelievePersonsEyeGivenForceInformationSkinsStupiditySensesHeightBelieve In GodPuzzles Author:Sophy Burnham
“Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true.” KnowsMenBelieveI CanDreamSecretHeightDreams Come TrueConstancyDisney CompanyConfidence And CourageDreams Can Come TrueMaking Dreams Come True Book:Walt Disney: Conversations Source: Walt Disney: Conversations
“I will not doubt, though sorrows fall like rain, And troubles swarm like bees about a hive; I shall believe the heights for which I strive Are only reached by anguish and by pain; And though I groan and tremble with my crosses, I yet shall see, through my severest losses, The greater gain.” BelievePainFaithFallLossDoubtGreaterTroubleSorrowGainsRainCrossesStriveHeightBeesAnguishSwarmsHives Book:Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics) Source: Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics)