Quotes about God
Simplicity is the intention, purity in the affection; simplicity turns to God, purity unites with and enjoys him.
— Thomas a Kempis
The highest in God's esteem are the lowest in their own.
— Thomas a Kempis
A humble knowledge of ourselves is a surer way to God than is the search for depth of learning.
— Thomas a Kempis
What thou art, that thou art; that God knoweth thee to be and thou canst be said to be no greater.
— Thomas a Kempis
Grace is not a strange, magic substance which is subtly filtered into our souls to act as a kind of spiritual penicillin. Grace is unity, oneness within ourselves, oneness with God.
— Thomas Merton
The speech of God is silence. His Word is solitude.
— Thomas Merton
In our creation, God asked a question and in our truly living; God answers the question.
— Thomas Merton
All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
— Timothy Keller
Like a baby learning language, we learn how to communicate with God by listening to His words first.
— Timothy Keller
God is the one to be praised, not our transformation.
— Tullian Tchividjian
To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases a striving toward God.
— Victor Hugo
The most beautiful of altars, he said, is the soul of an unhappy creature consoled and thankfing God.
— Victor Hugo