“He who has not yet attained divine knowledge energized by love is proud of his spiritual progress. But he who has been granted such knowledge repeats with deep conviction the words uttered by the patriarch Abraham when he was granted the manifestation of God: 'I am dust and ashes' (Gen. 18:27).” Has BeensChristianSpiritualLove IsProgressDivineProudConvictionDustGrantedManifestationRepeatsOrthodoxAshesOrthodox ChristianAbrahamSpiritual ProgressPatriarch Author:Maximus the Confessor
“I am very proud of the role I played in getting legal equality for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and in helping get rid of the prejudice by being visible about it, helping to block the conviction of Bill Clinton of impeachment.” PeopleHelpingRolesProudGayPrejudiceBillsClintonConvictionBlockVisibleTransgenderBisexualImpeachment Author:Barney Frank
“Whoever lights the torch of war in Europe can wish for nothing but chaos. We, however, live in the firm conviction our times will see not the decline but the renaissance of the West. It is our proud hope and our unshakable belief Germany can make an imperishable contribution to this great work.” WarLightBeliefWishProudEuropeWestChaosConvictionFirmOur TimeGermanyContributionDeclineGreat WorkRenaissanceTorchesUnshakable Book:Hitler's Words Source: Hitler's Words
“It is a fascinating fact that father and son have given the most striking evidence for the apparently contradictory properties of the electron: the father proving its character as a particle, the son its character as a wave... Thomson was extremely proud of his son's success and tried to assimilate the new results into his old convictions.” CharacterFactsFatherGivenResultsSonProudProveEvidencePropertyWaveConvictionFascinatingParticlesContradictoryElectronsFather And Son Author:Max Born