Quotes about Substances

Revelation is something communicated from infinite agency or reality to the finite mind. But (in Farrer's picture) this is not a matter of God just interrupting the process of the world to 'insert' something alien into the gap; it happens as a result of what happens in the world of finite agents or substances, as these finite realities are modified in their relations to one another, drawn into newly meaningful shapes.

But injustice breeds injustice; the fighting with shadows and being defeated by them necessitates the setting up of substances to combat.

But injustice breeds injustice; the fighting with shadows and being defeated by them necessitates the setting up of substances to combat.

I have to be careful, he continued, turning to me with a smile, for I dabble with poisons a good deal.