Sophrony (Sakharov) (1896–1993) Russian monk, theologian and writer
Source: Saint Silouan the Athonite (1991), p. 79
“… There's a joy,
To the fond votaries of fame unknown,
To hear the still small voice of conscience speak
In whisp'ring plaudit to the silent soul.”
David and Goliath, Pt. I
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“Still as they run they look behind,
They hear a voice in every wind,
And snatch a fearful joy.”
Thomas Gray (1716–1771) English poet, historian
St. 4 <br class="br"> Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College http://www.thomasgray.org/cgi-bin/display.cgi?text=odec (written 1742–1750)
“The soul is silent.
If it speaks at all
it speaks in dreams.”
Louise Glück (1943–2023) American poet
Source: "Child Crying Out", Ararat (1990)
Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881) Swiss philosopher and poet
6 April 1851
Journal Intime (1882), Journal entries
Context: Whenever conscience speaks with a divided, uncertain, and disputed voice, it is not yet the voice of God. Descend still deeper into yourself, until you hear nothing but a clear and undivided voice, a voice which does away with doubt and brings with it persuasion, light and serenity.
Karl Barth book The Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle to the Romans (1918; 1921)
Context: The revelation in Jesus, just because it is the revelation of the righteousness of God is at the same time the strongest conceivable veiling and unknowableness of God. In Jesus, God really becomes a mystery, makes himself known as the unknown, speaks as the eternally Silent One.<!-- p. 73