Quotes about Transcendence
I love to live on the brink of eternity.
— David Brainerd
It is good for me to be afflicted that I may die wholly to this world and all that is in it.
— David Brainerd
God is too large to be housed under one roof.
— Roger Williams
A comprehended god is no god.
— St. John Chrysostom
In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
— John of the Cross
Between God and the soul there is no between.
— Julian of Norwich
Therefore Lord, not only are you that than which a greater cannot be thought but you are also something greater than can be thought.
— Anselm of Canterbury
If God were small enough to be understood, He would not be big enough to be worshipped.
— Evelyn Underhill
God's name is not known; it is wondered at.
— Gregory of Nyssa
God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that.
— Joseph Campbell
God is not nice. God is not an uncle. God is an earthquake.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.
— Hildegard of Bingen