“Virtue is as little to be acquired by learning as genius; nay, the idea is barren, and is only to be employed as an instrument, in the same way as genius in respect to art. It would be as foolish to expect that our moral and ethical systems would turn out virtuous, noble, and holy beings, as that our aesthetic systems would produce poets, painters, and musicians.” WayLittlesArtIdeasWould BeTurnsMoralVirtueProducePoetGeniusHolyMusicianInstrumentsNobleFoolishPainterEthicalAestheticVirtuousEmployedBarren Author:Arthur Schopenhauer
“The Immaculate alone has from God the promise of victory over Satan. She seeks souls that will consecrate themselves entirely to her, that will become in her hands forceful instruments for the defeat of Satan and the spread of God's kingdom.” SoulHandsChristianVictoryHolyPromiseInstrumentsDefeatSpreadKingdomsSatanImmaculateHoly Mary Author:Maximilian Kolbe
“The Holy Scriptures are that divine instrument by which we are taught what to believe, concerning God, ourselves, and all things, and how to please God unto eternal life.” BelieveChristianTaughtDivineHolyPleaseEternalBibleAll ThingsInstrumentsScriptureChristian LifeEternal LifeHoly Scriptures Author:John Robinson
“Don't tell anyone, but on the pagan day of the sun god Ra, I kneel at the foot of an ancient instrument of torture and consume ritualistic symbols of blood and flesh. ...And if any of you care to join me, come to the Harvard chapel on Sunday, kneel beneath the crucifix, and take Holy Communion.” IfsCareSunBloodFeetHolyInstrumentsAncientFleshSymbolsTortureSundayCommunionHarvardPaganChapelHoly CommunionSun God Author:Dan Brown
“As God adds his 'Yes' to your 'Yes,' as he confirms your will with his will, and as he allows you, and approves of, your triumph and rejoicing and pride, he makes you at the same time instruments of his will and purpose both for yourselves and for others. In his unfathomable condescension God does add his 'Yes' to yours; but by doing so, he creates out of your love something quite new - the holy estate of matrimony.” DoePurposePrideHolyInstrumentsAddTriumphRejoiceEstatesMatrimonyUnfathomableCondescension Book:Letters Papers from Prison Source: Letters Papers from Prison
“The museums of medieval Europe, from Holland to Tuscany, are crammed with instruments and devices upon which the holy men labored devoutly, in order to see how long they could keep someone alive while being roasted. It is not needful to go into further details, but there were also religious books of instruction in this art, and guides for the detection of heresy by pain.” MenLongArtBookPainReligionOrderReligiousAliveHolyEuropeInstrumentsDetailsGuidesDevicesMuseumsInstructionMedievalHeresyHollandDetectionHoly ManTuscanyReligious BooksMedieval Europe Book:Long Live Hitch: Three Classic Books in One Volume Source: Long Live Hitch: Three Classic Books in One Volume