Doe Quotes - Page 293

If there be an infinite Being, he does not need our help - we need not waste our energies in his defense.

God left so many fingerprints at the scene of Creation that you wonder — does He want to be found, or does He want to be stopped?

There is a language of love, which is to say, a truth that does not tell all and a lie that does not deceive.

Though we often wonder why God does what he does, we can be sure he does it on better information.

History does not unfold: it piles up.

The ordinary bloke will not voluntarily pay for "art" that leaves him unmoved--if he does pay for it, the money has to be conned out of him, by taxes and such.

What is that in his hand?" "A cleaver. As in-" "Butcher's knife." "You got it." "I hope not." "He does not look happy." "Are you sure it's a he?" "I don't want to know.

Western civilisation, the élitists all understood, is built upon discrimination: a culture that does not rest on discrimination, that penalises people who discriminate, or rewards the undiscriminating, is worth very little and has only callow, childish pleasures.

Language does not leave fossils, at least not until it has become written.

Never does sin so reign in the Church or State, as when it has gained reputation,or, at least, is no disgrace to the sinner,nor is a matter od offence to we who behold it.

Vote like your nation's survival depends on it... because it does.

An author frequently chooses solemn or overwhelming subjects to write about; he is so impressed at writing about Life and Death that he does not notice that he is saying nothing of the slightest importance about either.

Our ground of hope is that God does not weary of mankind.

Imagination is a very high sort of seeing, which does not come by study, but by the intellect being where and what it sees, by sharing the path, or circuits of things through forms, and so making them translucid to others.

It does not to dwell on dreams and forget to live, but it is equally foolish to ignore the past – never forget.

He who does not at some time, with definite determination consent to the terribleness of life, or even exalt in it, never takes possession of the inexpressible fullness of the power of our existence.

L.A. interests me, the whole band scene and relaxed carefree feel, but it does not mean you have to dress like a hippy.

I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.

As long as a man does not sin, he is feared. As soon as he sins, he himself is in fear.

Doctrine does matter.

Necessity gives the law and does not itself receive it.

My grandmother certainly does not care for celebrity.

If the painter works directly from nature, he ultimately looks for nothing but momentary effects; he does not try to compose, and soon he gets monotonous.

God loves everyone in the world who doesn't love himself. Does God love God?

War does not answer war, war does not finish war. The only ending is peace.