“Only the other day I was inquiring of an entire bed of old-fashioned roses, forced to listen to my ramblings on the meaning of the universe as I sat cross-legged in the lotus position in front of them.” UniverseFrontsPositionBedCrossesRoseSatOld FashionedEccentricEccentricityLotusesInquiringRambling Author:Prince Charles
“The holy Cross goes forward; it brings joy and consolation to every quarter where Christians live; and these God-fearing people, elated, stand in their doorways and greet it reverently, the strength, the salvation of the universe, the Cross.” PeopleChristianJoyUniverseHolyCrossesSalvationQuartersConsolationDoorwaysHoly Cross Author:C.P. Cavafy
“What happened is that in the middle of my life I went away and in my own sense of hubris, pride, cynicism, thought, I am an autonomous being in the world, I can control things, I am God.' But my experiment at being God failed! And they do have a great saying in AA: 'Get down off the cross, we need the wood!' And the important thing is to realise you are not the centre of the universe, you are not God.” WorldNeedsI CanImportantUniverseMy OwnHappenedMiddleHumourPrideCrossesImportant ThingsWoodsExperimentsRealisingCynicismCentreHubrisAutonomous Author:John Waters
“The fact that men have a same origin and live in the same universe means that they are representatives of a same unity. Deep down, they are also related (or connected) among them; that they consider (or not) themselves as strangers, this just depends on the feeling (or sensation) that dictate their relationships. In their country, two fellow coutrymen whose paths berely cross (or see each only only briefly) with inferrence, would effusively rush themselves up (or throw themselves) into each other arms if they would happen to meet in a desert, among Cannibles.” IfsMenMeanTwoCountryFactsFeelingsHappensUniversePathArmsDependsCrossesFellowsUnityStrangerConnectedDesertRelatedSensationsRepresentativesDeep Down Author:African Spir
“It is not easy to explain why God permits evil; but it is impossible for an atheist to explain the existence of goodness. How could a spiritless, soul-less, cross-less, Godless universe become the center of faith, purity, sacrifice, and martyrdom? How can decency be the decent thing if there is no God? Since God is love, why should we be surprised that want of it should end in pain, hate, broken hearts, and war?” IfsWantShouldHeartWarSoulEndsPainHateUniverseEvilEasyExistenceImpossibleSacrificeBrokenGoodnessCrossesAtheistPurityDecentPermitDecencyThere Is No GodMartyrdomGod Is Love Author:Fulton J. Sheen
“Sin is the second most powerful force in the universe, for it sent Jesus to the cross. Only one force is greater-the love of God.” UniverseJesusForceSinPowerfulGreaterCrossesGod LoveMost Powerful Book:Hope for Each Day Signature Edition: Words of Wisdom and Faith Source: Hope for Each Day Signature Edition: Words of Wisdom and Faith
“Neither the stone that made you stumble is your enemy, nor the stone that helped you cross the river is your friend! Universe just lives its own life!” LifeMadeUniverseEnemyRiversStonesCrossesJust Live Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The deepest need that you and I have in weakness and adversity is not quick relief, but the well-grounded confidence that what is happening to us is part of the greatest purpose of God in the universe - the glorification of the grace and power of his Son - the grace and power that bore Him to the cross and kept him there until the work of love was done.” NeedsWellsDonePurposeUniverseGraceSonHappeningsWeaknessCrossesAdversityReliefBoresGroundedGlorificationPurpose Of God Author:John Piper