“Deep, deeper than we believe, lie the roots of sin; it is in the good that they exist; it is in the good that they thrive and send up sap and produce the black fruit of hell.”

— Charles Williams

The Descent of the Dove (1939), Ch. 5

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update Sept. 12, 2023. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Deep, deeper than we believe, lie the roots of sin; it is in the good that they exist; it is in the good that they thri…" by Charles Williams?

Charles Williams 6

British poet, novelist, theologian, literary critic, and me… 1886–1945

Related quotes

“There is nothing more pitiable than a soulless, sapless, shriveled church, seeking to thrive in a worldly atmosphere, rooted in barren professions, bearing no fruit, and maintaining only the semblance of existence; such a church cannot long survive.”

George C. Lorimer (1838–1904) American minister

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 147.

“The good news is that at the essence of who and what we are there is a deep and fundamental goodness. Not the goodness that we've been taught, not like morally good, as opposed to morally bad, but something deeper - a goodness which is inherent in what we are.”

Adyashanti (1962) Spiritual teacher

The Basic Teachings - Part 1: Principles of the Teaching (2009)

“It is better to live poorly upon the fruits of God’s goodness than live plentifully upon the products of our own sin.”

T. B. Joshua (1963) Nigerian Christian leader

In a sermon titled 'Our Condition' - "Indebted Ghanaian Saved From Prostitution By TB Joshua" http://www.theghanaianjournal.com/2009/08/04/indebted-ghanaian-saved-from-prostitution-by-tb-joshua/ The Ghanaian Journal (August 4 2009)

“The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in the felicity of lighting on good education.”

Plutarch book Moralia

Moralia, Of the Training of Children
Variant: The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

“The tree that would grow to heaven must send its roots to hell.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist

“A thousand fools believe a lie, and it’s good as truth.”

Joan Slonczewski book A Door into Ocean

Part 1, “Ashore” - Chapter 5 (p. 28)
A Door into Ocean (1986)

“Just as the root feeds the tree, so humility feeds the soul. The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey, and whoever is fed by this sweetness produces fruit.”
Sicut radix portat arborem, sic humilitas animam. Spiritus humilitatis est super mel dulcis, quo qui regitur dulcia poma facit.

Anthony of Padua (1195–1231) Franciscan

Sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Part II: De bonae arboris fructificatione et de malae arboris excisione, par. 10)
Sermons

“Wishes cannot be summoned up or kept away at will. They come from deeper within us than good or bad intentions. And they spring up unannounced.”

Michael Ende book The Neverending Story

Source: The Neverending Story

“In Matthew 12:23 Christ says: “Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad and its fruit bad,” as if to say: “Let the one who wishes to have good fruit begin by planting a good tree.” Therefore, let the person who wishes to do good works being not with the works but with the believing, for this alone makes a person good.”

Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation

Source: The Freedom of a Christian (1520), p. 76

“It takes a good memory to keep up a lie.”

Pierre Corneille The Liar

Il faut bonne mémoire après qu'on a menti.
Cliton, act IV, scene v
Le Menteur (The Liar) (1643)

“Deep, deeper than we believe, lie the roots of sin; it is in the good that they exist; it is in the good that they thrive and send up sap and produce the black fruit of hell.”

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Charles Williams 6

Related quotes

Related topics