As quoted in Men Who Have Walked with God (1992) by Sheldon Cheney, p. 198
Context: Unmovable disinterest brings man into likeness of God.... To be full of things is to be empty of God; to be empty of things is to be full of God.
“Now sure enough the vile man leads the vile!
As ever, god brings like and like together!”
XVII. 217–218 (tr. G. H. Palmer).
Odyssey (c. 725 BC)
Source: The Way of Shadows (2008), Chapter 60 (pp. 570-571)
“Disinterested love for all living creatures, the most noble attribute of man.”
volume I, chapter III: "Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals — continued", page 105 http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?pageseq=118&itemID=F937.1&viewtype=image
The Descent of Man (1871)
University Graduation address (2 July 1963), published in Important Utterances of H. I. M. Emperor Haile Selassie I, 1963-1972 (1972), p. 22.
Context: Education is a means of sharpening the mind of man both spiritually and intellectually. It is a two-edged sword that can be used either for the progress of mankind or for its destruction. That is why it has been Our constant desire and endeavor to develop our education for the benefit of mankind.
A qualified man with vision, unmoved by daily selfish interests, will be led to right decisions by his conscience. In general, a man who knows from whence he comes and where he is going will co-operate with his fellow human beings. He will not be satisfied with merely doing his ordinary duties but will inspire others by his good example. You are being watched by the nation and you should realize that you will satisfy it if you do good; but if, on the contrary, you do evil, it will lose its hope and its confidence in you.
Source: The Crucified God: The Cross of Christ as the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theology
1950s, Give Us the Ballot (1957)
Context: I conclude by saying that each of us must keep faith in the future. Let us not despair. Let us realize that as we struggle for justice and freedom, we have cosmic companionship. This is the long faith of the Hebraic-Christian tradition: that God is not some Aristotelian Unmoved Mover who merely contemplates upon himself. He is not merely a self-knowing God, but an other-loving God forever working through history for the establishment of His kingdom.
“Nobody likes the man who brings bad news.”
Source: Antigone, Line 277; cf. "Don’t shoot the messenger."
“It's light work for the gods who rule the skies
to exalt a mortal man or bring him low.”
XVI. 211–212 (tr. Robert Fagles).
Odyssey (c. 725 BC)
