"Through the fall our nature was stripped of divine illumination and resplendence. But the Logos of God had pity upon our disfigurement, and in His compassion He took our nature upon Himself. On Tabor He manifested it to His elect disciples clothed once again most brilliantly. He showed what we once were and what we shall become through Him in the age to come if we choose to live our present life, as far as possible, in accordance with His ways."

-- Gregory Palamas

#Spiritual Quotes #Fall Quotes #Compassion Quotes

“When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope.”
“To any man who has slaved to acquire skill in his art, it is most irritating to have his ability referred to as a â€œgift.â€”

Source : Andrew Loomis (1943). “Figure drawing for all it's worth”, Viking Pr
“What we look for does not come to pass; God finds a way for what none foresaw.”
“Obesity is a drain on the economy - we have to pay for the health care of fat people who are usually poor and can't afford insurance. Obesity is, well, bad.”

Source : "Hey Dems, We Want Our Milk and Cookies" by Emily Levine, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 10, 2006.
“Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it to turn into scare tactics, it's no longer democracy, is it? It's something else. It may be an inch away from totalitarianism.”
“We never stop reading, although every book comes to an end, just as we never stop living, although death is certain.”
“I've been in situations like in Tokyo where people sang my song word for word and then when the music stopped, they couldn't speak to me. I've seen the music break the language barrier.”
“I have been the most religious person since I was 2 years old. I always felt this crazy connection to God.”

Source : "Heidi Montag is now making music religiously" by Debbie Newman, www.mtv.com. June 30, 2008.

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