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And the successor of the apostles felt flooded with rapture. (Anatole France)
Silence is the wit of fools, and one of the virtues of the wise. View quote
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He fell to condemning intelligence and to hating curiosity. He himself refused to learn anything more, for fear that in acquiring fresh knowledge he might let it be seen that he had not known everything at the very outset. View quote
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And Satan awoke bathed in an icy sweat. View quote
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Already his vast shadow shed upon the unhappy planet a shade soft as a night of love. View quote
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It was high time for a generous benefactor to come to the relief of our necessities. Rich and poor, learned and ignorant are turning away from us. And when we try to lead back these misguided souls, neither threats nor promises, neither gentleness nor violence, nor anything else is now successful. View quote
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An immense and regular ugliness reigned within it. The country enjoyed perfect tranquillity. It had reached its zenith. View quote
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The greatest changes in social life are wrought imperceptibly, and are only seen from afar. View quote
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The elect saw with ravishment the Most High precipitated into Hell, and Satan seated on the throne of the Lord. In conformity with the will of God which had cut them off from sorrow they sang in the ancient fashion the praises of their new Master. View quote
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Archangel Michael, and you, Powers, Thrones, and Dominations, swear all of you to be faithful to your God. View quote
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You worship this tree because it is beautiful. Therefore you are capable of feeling beauty. Now I come to reveal to you the hidden beauty. (Anatole France)
With impassive gaze, Michael, prince of warriors, measured the extent of the disaster, and his keen intelligence penetrated its causes. View quote
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The archangel Michael took supreme command. He reassured their minds by his serenity. His countenance, wherein his soul was visible, expressed contempt for danger. View quote
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Doubtless you possess neither their science nor their genius, but perhaps in the sight of God you are their superiors. I believe that you are simple and good. View quote
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I bring you the light and heat of the soul. Just as the sun melts the ice of your mountains so Jesus Christ will melt the ice of your hearts. View quote
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Powers, Thrones, and Dominations, of all past wars, I wish but to remember the invincible courage that you displayed and the loyalty which you rendered to authority, for these assure me of the steadfastness of the fealty you have just sworn to me. View quote
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Amid the ever lasting gloom Ialdabaoth still retained his lofty mien. Blackened and shattered, terrible and sublime, he glanced upwards at the palace of the King of Heaven with a look of proud disdain, then turned away his head. View quote
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The gods conform scrupulously to the sentiments of their worshippers: they have reasons for so doing. View quote
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We were conquered because we failed to understand that Victory is a Spirit, and that it is in ourselves and in ourselves alone that we must attack and destroy Ialdabaoth. View quote
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Those who produced the things necessary for life, wanted them; those who did not produce them had more than enough. View quote
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Satan, piercing space with his keen glance, contemplated the little globe of earth and water where of old he had planted the vine and formed the first tragic chorus. (Anatole France)
Thinking that what he saw were men living under the natural law, and that the Lord had sent him to teach them the Divine law, he preached the gospel to them. View quote
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The sun is about to descend into the roseate waters of the Sacred River. View quote
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To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. (From an introductory speech at a session of the Académie Française, December 24, 1896) View quote
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Life is too short, and Proust is too long. View quote
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