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Quotes About Divine

dear god, whose name i do not know. thank you for my life. i forgot... how BIG... thank you. thank you for my life.
~ John Patrick Shanley
No human face is exactly the same in its lines on each side, no leaf perfect in its lobes, no branch in its symmetry. All admit irregularity as they imply change; and to banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality. All things are literally better, lovelier, and more beloved for the imperfections which have been divinely appointed, that the law of human life may be Effort, and the law of human judgment, Mercy.
~ John Ruskin
Imperfections have been divinely appointed, that the law of human life may be effort, and the law of human judgment mercy.
~ John Ruskin
The fact is, that, of all God's gifts to the sight of man, colour is the holiest, the most divine, the most solemn…The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.
~ John Ruskin
Hey, you know what, basing an entire system of social, political and economic control on the vague, all-too-easily misinterpreted words of a single person claiming divine inspiration is probably not actually all that smart, now, is it.
~ John Scalzi
Anyone can be a prophet. You just have to say that what you're talking about is a reflection of God. Or of the gods. Or of some divine spirit. However you want to put it. Whether those things come true isn't one way or another about it.
~ John Scalzi
Oh for God's sake how divine can I be? My feet hurt, I have gas and I need to pee.
~ John Scalzi
Hey, you know what, basing an entire system of social, political and economic control on the vague, all-too-easily misinterpreted words of a single person claiming divine inspiration is probably not actually all that smart, now, is it. This was because Lenson
~ John Scalzi
And when we designed the church, we intentionally made the divine aspect of it as ambiguous as possible. People don't mind having the mystical aspect of a church being poorly defined as long as you make the rules of the church clear. We
~ John Scalzi
basing an entire system of social, political and economic control on the vague, all-too-easily misinterpreted words of a single person claiming divine inspiration is probably not actually all that smart, now, is it.
~ John Scalzi
Never deny yourself love, my child. For to deny love is to deny God's greatest gift. And who are we to deny God?
~ John Shors
It is not good to want a thing too much. It sometimes drives the luck away. You must want it just enough, and you must be very tactful with Gods or the gods.
~ John Steinbeck
The candle aimed its spark of light at heaven, like an artist who consumes himself to become divine.
~ John Steinbeck
The Lord in his wisdom gave money to very curious people, perhaps because they'd starve without. -Liza
~ John Steinbeck
Pearls were accidents, and the finding of one was luck, a little pat on the back by God or the gods or both.
~ John Steinbeck
And this Kino knew also - that the gods do not love men's plans, and the gods do not love success unless it comes by accident.
~ John Steinbeck
Privately there were some things in Heaven of which she did not quite approve. There was too much singing, and she didn't see how even the Elect could survive for very long the celestial laziness which was promised. She would find something to do in Heaven.
~ John Steinbeck
Do you think God wants a waterfall to be a tree?
~ John Updike
Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath. KABIR
~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
Praying is holy act.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
The jar of oil is sacred anointing
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
What God predetermine proves true!
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
In the darkness time, no human can save you, only the sacred divine light.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
The Holy One is Holy Father.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita