Nazianzen Quotes & Sayings

Gut instinct," Jeremy wheezed.
"Your gut's been shot," Mike pointed out, but he looked uncertain. — M. Chandler

She's made herself so artificial; it's okay to wear next to nothing because we aren't real people any longer. — Bethany Griffin

Clarent and Excalibur. Together. Yesterday, he had held them in his hands and watched as the two swords had fused together to create a single stone sword. Even from across the room, Dee could feel the power radiating from the object in long slow waves. — Michael Scott

Many couples have never learned the tremendous power of verbally affirming each other. — Gary Chapman

I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses. — Karen Elson

I just think there's always room for humanity in acting, one can only hope, so when you bring in the whole life of a person that's playing a character, then surprises happen and are allowed to happen, and so it makes it more interesting. — Lisa Edelstein

What was the first thing a man must do before he can be a man? He must be born. He must leave the womb; and once left, it could not be re-entered. — Isaac Asimov

An error in the doctrine of God will have inevitable consequences in the sphere of action, of moral behaviour, of the polity of the Church, and of basic culture and social organization. A change in the doctrine of the Trinity in either of these directions cannot help but have political consequences.

Farrell, commenting on Nazianzen's connection between Trinity and Holy Monarchy — Joseph P. Farrell

Gregory's idea was of God as Being, itself mysterious and unknowable, and yet understandable. What mortal humans could understand of this mystery was captured in three Persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each of these three reaches out to humanity in a loving relationship. In one sense, they are artificial: God's own Being remains unknowable except in mysticism, but the Persons are his way of giving humanity a glimpse of Himself. — Kate Cooper

It may be added, that the same change took place in dogmatic teaching, as in the exposition of Scripture. This indeed was still more to be expected, for the issue of controversies and the decrees of Councils had given to the doctrinal statements of the Fathers an authority, or rather prerogative, which was never claimed for their commentaries. Accordingly, S. John Damascene's work on the Orthodox Faith in the viiith century is scarcely more than a careful selection and combination of sentences and phrases from the great theologians who preceded him, principally S. Gregory Nazianzen. A comment or scholia by the same author upon S. Paul's Epistles have come down to us, which are mainly taken from S. Chrysostom, but with some use of other expositors. — Thomas Aquinas

flip side: its growing vulnerability. A failed launch, a — Marty Neumeier

I always thought about carrying on training and working, chasing my dream. — Lionel Messi

This is the most uncomfortable coffin I've ever been in. You are wasting my time. — Bela Lugosi

Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity. — Edward Gibbon

All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty. — Henry Clay

And it is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families. — John F. Kerry

When we're young nothing offends us, except adults telling us what should. Then when we become adults, nothing offends us, except we are offended on behalf of our young. — Craig Stone