“The greater the charity of the Saints in their heavenly home, the more they intercede for those who are still on their journey and the more they can help them by their prayers; the more they are united with God, the more effective those prayers are. This is in accordance with Divine order, which makes higher things react upon lower things, like the brightness of the sun filling the atmosphere.” StillsHelpingHomeOrderPrayerUnitedSunGreaterJourneyDivineHigherCharitySaintAtmosphereHeavenlyFillingBrightnessDivine OrderHeavenly Home Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Who can say which is the greater sign of creative power, the sun with its planet system swinging with governed impetus to some incalculable end, or the gold sallow catkin with its flashing system of little flies?” LittlesEndsNatureSunCreativeGreaterPlanetsGoldCreative PowerImpetus Author:Mary Webb
“But I saw the little-Ant men as they ran Carrying the world's weight of the world's filth And the filth in the heart of Man-- Compressed till those lusts and greeds had a greater heat than that of the Sun.” MenWorldHeartLittlesEvilSunSawsGreaterWeightGreedLustRanHeatAntsFilthWeight Of The WorldLust And Greed Book:Selected poems Source: Selected poems
“Because God is not only infinitely greater and more excellent than all other being, but he is the head of the universal system of existence; the foundation and fountain of all being and all beauty; from whom all is perfectly derived, and on whom all is most absolutely and perfectly dependent; of whom, and through whom, and to whom is all being and all perfection; and whose being and beauty are, as it were, the sum and comprehension of all existence and excellence: much more than the sun is the fountain and summary comprehension of all the light and brightness of the day.” LightExistenceSunGreaterPerfectionUniversalFoundationExcellenceExcellentDependentFountainComprehensionBrightnessSummary Book:The Works of Jonathan Edwards Source: The Works of Jonathan Edwards
“An idea can be greater than the Sun, because with an intelligent idea, man can discover the way to create another sun! Idea is the greatest power in this universe!” MenWayIdeasUniverseSunGreaterIntelligent Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The diameter of the earth is greater than the diameter of the moon and the diameter of the sun is greater than the diameter of the earth.” EarthSunGreaterMoon Book:The Works of Archimedes Source: The Works of Archimedes