Geert Groote famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The farther a man knows himself to be free from perfection, the nearer he is to it.
-- Geert Groote

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One who is at peace can draw good from everything.
-- Geert Groote

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Is it a particularly British trait to so utterly adore truly appalling men, from Tony Hancock through to Steptoe and Alf Garnett, Captain Mainwaring, Rigsby, Del Boy, Victor Meldrew and on to David Brent from The Office. The most deeply adored characters are all simply vile.
We may not preach a crucified Saviour without being also crucified men and women. It is not enough to wear an ornamental cross as a pretty decoration. The cross that Paul speaks about was burned into his very flesh, was branded into his being, and only the Holy Spirit can burn the true cross into our innermost life.
This is our high calling, to represent Christ, and act in His behalf, and in His character and spirit, under all circumstances and toward all men.
Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill, And while the sun and moon endure Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure, I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good.
The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Religion becomes a state of mind achievable in almost any activity of life, if this activity is raised to a suitable level of perfection.
A man obsessed: obsessed with perfection, sharing, aesthetics, taste, savoir-faire, and much more.
You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous.
Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.
Fame can never make us lie down contentedly on a deathbed.

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