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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:
For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. — Psalm 23:1-6 · 450 BCTherefore it is necessary to arrive at a prime mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God. — St. Thomas Aquinas · 1265For I am the Lord, I change not. — Malachi 3:6 · 424 BCMen of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; or as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you. — Apostle Paul · 62God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. — 1st John 1:5 · 90Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. — Job · 500 BCAll 40 quotes →Sermon on the Mount34 quotes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. — Jesus · 60So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. — Jesus · 60But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — Jesus · 60Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. — Jesus · 60You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. — Jesus · 60After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. — Jesus · 60All 34 quotes →Nature of God29 quotes
For I am the Lord, I change not. — Malachi 3:6 · 424 BCGod is light, and in him is no darkness at all. — 1st John 1:5 · 90I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. — God · 1405 BCThen a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire: but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. — 1st Kings 19:11-12 · 538 BCGod said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM". — Exodus 3:14 · 1405 BCA mighty fortress is our God,
a bulwark never failing. — Martin Luther · 1529All 29 quotes →Salvation28 quotes
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — Jesus · 90Long is the way
And hard, that out of Hell leads up to Light. — John Milton · 1667For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. — Apostle Paul · 56There cannot be salvation for any, except in the Church. — St. Cyprian · 256For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. — Jesus · 90For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. — Apostle Paul · 56All 28 quotes →God and man25 quotes
Our heart is restless until it rests in you. — St. Augustine · 400Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. — Proverbs 3:5-6 · 686 BCThe God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire. — Jonathan Edwards · 1741For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. — Apostle Paul · 62Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God. — Martin Luther · 1529He cannot have God for his father who has not the church for his mother. — St. Cyprian · 251All 25 quotes →Faith23 quotes
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — Jesus · 90Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. — Revelation 2:10 · 96If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. — Jesus · 60For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. — Ephesians 2:8 · 62For we walk by faith, not by sight. — Apostle Paul · 56If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there," and it will move. — Jesus · 60All 23 quotes →Original sin22 quotes
Her rash hand in evil hour
Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she ate:
Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat
Sighing through all her works gave signs of woe
That all was lost. — John Milton · 1667Of Man's First Disobedience, and the fruit
Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste
Brought Death into the World, and all our woe,
With loss of Eden, till one greater Man
Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat,
Sing, Heav'nly Muse. — John Milton · 1667In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. — God · 1405 BCAnd the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. — Genesis 3:4-5 · 1405 BCAnd the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. — Genesis 3:7-8 · 1405 BCAnd the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. — Genesis 3:13-14 · 1405 BCAll 22 quotes →Death19 quotes
He gave up the ghost. — Luke 23:46 · 61Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and beauty and pain, is then to be lived far more intensely: we stumble and get up, we are sad, confident, insecure, feel loneliness and joy and love. There is nothing more; but I want nothing more. — Christopher Hitchens · 2007For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten. — Ecclesiastes 9:5 · 931 BCO death, where is thy sting?
O grave, where is thy victory? — Apostle Paul · 55It comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal. — John Donne · 1621The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence. — Psalm 115:17 · 450 BCAll 19 quotes →Jesus19 quotes
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. — Jesus · 90I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. — Jesus · 90I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. — Jesus · 90For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. — Isaiah 9:6-7 · 681 BCThe Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. — Jesus · 60Before Abraham was born, I am. — Jesus · 90All 19 quotes →Sin18 quotes
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. — 1st John 1:8 · 95For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. — Apostle Paul · 56And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. — Genesis 6:5 · 1405 BCAnd when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. — Genesis 3:6 · 1405 BCOne leak will sink a ship, and one sin will destroy a sinner. — John Bunyan · 1678Leave all things behind, and come unto me for thy salvation. I will make thee free from this bondage of sins. Fear no more. — Bhagavad Gita · 200 BCAll 18 quotes →The human condition18 quotes
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. — Ecclesiastes 9:11 · 931 BCIn the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. — God · 1405 BCHe maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. — Jesus · 60Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. — Job · 500 BCAs for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more. — Psalm 103:15-16 · 450 BCOne generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. — Ecclesiastes 1:4 · 931 BCAll 18 quotes →Love16 quotes
For hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by love. This is a law eternal. — Pali Tipitaka · 100 BCLove is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. — Apostle Paul · 55By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth. — Song of Solomon 3:1 · 965 BCMy beloved is mine, and I am his. — Song of Solomon 2:16 · 965 BCFlesh of flesh,
Bone of my bone thou art, and from thy state
Mine never shall be parted, bliss or woe. — John Milton · 1667If I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give away all my possessions to charity, and if I surrender my body so that I may glory, but do not have love, it does me no good. — Apostle Paul · 55All 16 quotes →End times14 quotes
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. — Isaiah 2:4 · 681 BCWatch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. — Jesus · 60And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. — Revelation 21:4 · 96But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. — Jesus · 60And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. — Revelation 21:1 · 96For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. — Jesus · 60All 14 quotes →Human nature13 quotes
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness...So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. — Genesis 1:26-27 · 1405 BCIf we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. — 1st John 1:8 · 95And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. — Genesis 6:5 · 1405 BCThe weakness of little children's limbs is innocent, not their souls. — St. Augustine · 400Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. — Psalm 51:5 · 450 BCFor all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. — Apostle Paul · 56All 13 quotes →Marriage12 quotes
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. — Genesis 2:24 · 1405 BCHe who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord. — Proverbs 18:22 · 686 BCThou shalt not commit adultery. — God · 1405 BCThose whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder. — The Book of Common Prayer · 1928Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. — Ephesians 5:25 · 62If any man can show just cause, why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace. — The Book of Common Prayer · 1928All 12 quotes →Men and women11 quotes
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. — Genesis 2:23 · 1405 BCThe Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." — Genesis 2:18 · 1405 BCTherefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. — Genesis 2:24 · 1405 BCFlesh of flesh,
Bone of my bone thou art, and from thy state
Mine never shall be parted, bliss or woe. — John Milton · 1667And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. — Genesis 2:21-22 · 1405 BCA virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. — Proverbs 12:4 · 686 BCAll 11 quotes →Parents and children11 quotes
Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. — God · 1405 BCAnd he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. — Genesis 22:2 · 1405 BCMy son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: — Proverbs 6:20 · 686 BCA wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. — Proverbs 10:1 · 686 BCChildren, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother. — Ephesians 6:1-2 · 62Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. — Colossians 3:20 · 62All 11 quotes →The devil11 quotes
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. — Genesis 3:4-5 · 1405 BCAnd the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. — Genesis 3:13-14 · 1405 BCThat there is a Devil, is a Thing Doubted by none but such as are under the Influence of the Devil. For any to Deny the Being of a Devil must be from an Ignorance or Profaneness, worse than diabolical. — Cotton Mather · 1693Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. — 1st Peter 5:8 · 65And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. — The Devil · 61He is a liar, and the father of it. — Jesus · 90All 11 quotes →Wisdom11 quotes
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. — Job · 500 BCWisdom is the principal thing. — Proverbs 4:7 · 686 BCThe first and wisest of them all professed
To know this only, that he nothing knew. — John Milton · 1671But where shall wisdom be found? — Job · 500 BCThe wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure; and he that hath little business shall become wise. — Ben Sira · 175 BCThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. — Proverbs 9:10 · 686 BCAll 11 quotes →Creation of the world10 quotes
And God saw that it was good. — Genesis 1:21 · 1405 BCThou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. — Revelation 4:11 · 96And the evening and the morning were the first day. — Genesis 1:5 · 1405 BCIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — Genesis 1:1 · 1405 BCWhere wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. — God · 500 BCThen God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. — Genesis 1:3 · 1405 BCAll 10 quotes →Loving others10 quotes
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. — Apostle Paul · 56By love serve one another. — Apostle Paul · 50No one is to seek his own advantage, but rather that of his neighbor. — Apostle Paul · 55Beloved, let us love one another. — 1st John 4:7 · 95This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. — Jesus · 90If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? — 1st John 4:20 · 95All 10 quotes →The Ten Commandments10 quotes
Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. — God · 1405 BCThou shalt not steal. — God · 1405 BCThou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. — God · 1405 BCThou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's. — God · 1405 BCThou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. — God · 1405 BCRemember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. — God · 1405 BCAll 10 quotes →Beatitudes9 quotes
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. — Jesus · 60Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. — Jesus · 60Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. — Jesus · 60Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. — Jesus · 60Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. — Jesus · 60Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. — Jesus · 60All 9 quotes →God's protection9 quotes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:
For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. — Psalm 23:1-6 · 450 BCAs the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. — Psalm 125:2 · 450 BCA mighty fortress is our God,
a bulwark never failing. — Martin Luther · 1529The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? — Psalm 27:1 · 450 BCBe strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. — God · 1385 BCHe heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. — Psalm 147:3 · 450 BCAll 9 quotes →Prayer9 quotes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. — Jesus · 60In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me. — Psalm 120:1 · 450 BCAfter this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. — Jesus · 60And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith. — Jesus · 60But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You. — Jesus · 90Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. — Apostle Paul · 62All 9 quotes →Ephemeral nature of life8 quotes
All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away. — 1st Peter 1:24 · 65As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more. — Psalm 103:15-16 · 450 BCOne generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. — Ecclesiastes 1:4 · 931 BCYou do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. — James 4:14 · 49For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. — David · 430 BCMan that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. — Job · 500 BCAll 8 quotes →Evangelism8 quotes
Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; or as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you. — Apostle Paul · 62No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light. — Jesus · 61Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. — Jesus · 60The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. — Jesus · 60But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. — Jesus · 62Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. — Jesus · 60All 8 quotes →Forgiveness of sins8 quotes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. — Apostle Paul · 56As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. — Psalm 103:12 · 450 BCThy sins be forgiven thee. — Jesus · 60Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. — God · 681 BCBehold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. — John the Baptist · 90If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. — 1st John 1:9 · 95All 8 quotes →God's wrath8 quotes
The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire. — Jonathan Edwards · 1741Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven. — Genesis 19:24 · 1405 BCI the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. — God · 1405 BCFor his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. — Psalm 30:5 · 450 BCFor I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. — God · 1405 BCSo the Lord said, "I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them." — Genesis 6:7 · 1405 BCAll 8 quotes →Life8 quotes
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. — Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 · 931 BCDeath is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and beauty and pain, is then to be lived far more intensely: we stumble and get up, we are sad, confident, insecure, feel loneliness and joy and love. There is nothing more; but I want nothing more. — Christopher Hitchens · 2007All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away. — 1st Peter 1:24 · 65One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. — Ecclesiastes 1:4 · 931 BCYou do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. — James 4:14 · 49The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless. — Alan Watts · 1982All 8 quotes →