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Matthew Crowe
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“If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance.”
― The Imitation of Christ
― The Imitation of Christ
“[It] has been said that the difference between Greek and Israelite religion was that the Greeks worshiped the 'holiness of beauty' whereas the Jews worshiped 'the beauty of holiness.”
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“If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.”
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“I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it.”
― The Imitation of Christ
― The Imitation of Christ
“Stripped of its arrogance, its desire to make off with half of the patrimony and never be seen again, history belongs at the family table. If theology, the older brother, pretends not to need or notice him it will be a sign that he has forgotten, after all, who his father is.”
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