"He who tries to flee from God takes refuge in himself."

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Source : "Legum allegoriarum" by Philo. Book III, 29,

Philo

#Atheism Quotes #Trying Quotes #Refuge Quotes

“The toughest opponent of all is Old Man Par. He's a patient soul who never shoots a birdie and never incurs a bogey. And if you would travel the long road with him, you must be patient, too.”
“I began my career with infantile dreams of becoming a composer.”
“Whoever wishes to make progress in perfection should use particular diligence in not allowing himself to be led away by his passions, which destroy with one hand the spiritual edifice which is rising by the labors of the other. But to succeed well in this, resistance should be begun while the passions are yet weak; for after they are thoroughly rooted and grown up, there is scarcely any remedy.”
“I'm not in any sense anti-Facebook.”
“. . . the wellspring for the passion that drove public speech and action in behalf of the environment was in large part religious and ethical. Environmentalism, in short, had become one version of nature religion in the lingering shadow of American transcendentalism.”
“I just give off this kind of feminine vibe which has... served me so well with women in my life.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Columbus found a world, and had no chart save one that Faith deciphered in the skies.”
“Hobbies are for wimps who don’t have the guts to follow their passion.”

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