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“The object of man's worship, whatever it be, will naturally be his standard of perfection. He clothes it with every attribute, belonging, in his view, to a perfect character; and this character he himself endeavors to attain.”

Men Character Perfect Views Objects Worship Clothes Standards Perfection Belonging Endeavor Attributes

Book:The Testimony of the Evangelists: The Gospels Examined by the Rules of Evidence

Source: The Testimony of the Evangelists: The Gospels Examined by the Rules of Evidence

“And one would worship a woman whom all perfections dower, But the other smiles at transparent wiles; and he quotes from Schopenhauer . Thus two by two we wrangle and blunder about the earth, And that body we share we may not spare; but the Gods have need of mirth.”

Needs May Two Body Earth Share Worship Perfection Spares Transparent Blunders Mirth Her Smile

Book:The Essential James Branch Cabell Collection

Source: The Essential James Branch Cabell Collection

“Religion is not simply a theory, it is a higher life, of which morality is an integral part - a life devoted to the worship of the good and the true, for God, the absolute, is the supreme source of all perfection" ("La religion n'et pas une smple théorie, elle est une vie supérieure, dont la moralité fait partie intégrante - une vie vouée au culte du bien et du vrai, car Dieu, l'absolu est la source de toute perfection", Fr.)”

Car Theory Source Higher Morality Worship Perfection Absolutes Supreme Devoted

Author:African Spir

“Worship is to feel in the heart . . . it is an attitude and a state of mind. It is a sustained act, subject to varying degrees of intensity and perfection . . . Real worship is, among other things, a feeling about the Lord our God . . . It is in our hearts. And we must be willing to express it in an appropriate manner. If we love the Lord and are led by His Holy Spirit, our worship will always bring a delighted sense of admiring awe and a sincere humility on our part.”

“We worship perfection because we can't have it; if we had it, we would reject it. Perfection is inhuman, because humanity is imperfect.”

Ifs Humanity Worship Perfection Rejects Imperfect Inhuman Book Of Disquiet

Author:Fernando Pessoa

“And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul leaks out of art.”

Thinking Art Soul Facts Worship Perfection Leaks

Author:Kathy Mattea

“We may be truly said to worship God, though we lack perfection; but we cannot be said to worship Him if we lack sincerity.”

Ifs May Said Worship Perfection Sincerity Worship God

Author:Stephen Charnock

“In the beautiful, man sets himself up as the standard of perfection; in select cases he worships himself in it. Man believes that the world itself is filled with beauty -he forgets that it is he who has created it. He alone has bestowed beauty upon the world -alas! only a very human, an all too human, beauty.”

Men World Believe Humans Beautiful Forget Beauty Cases Worship Standards Perfection Filled Alas Select

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“God created us to be worshipers because it is right that he be known, loved and worshiped. This isn't because he is needy and wishes someone would tell him how special he is. No, it's because he is perfect and the worship of his perfection is holiness in action.”

Action Wish Perfect Known Special Worship Perfection Holiness Needy

Book:Because He Loves Me: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Life

Source: Because He Loves Me: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Life