Donald M. MacKinnon (1913–1994) British philosopher
"Our Contemporary Christ," in Borderland Theology and Other Essays (1968), p. 82
Source: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 97
Donald M. MacKinnon (1913–1994) British philosopher
"Our Contemporary Christ," in Borderland Theology and Other Essays (1968), p. 82
Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) Russian writer
What is Art? (1897)
Context: In the upper, rich, more educated classes of European society doubt arose as to the truth of that understanding of life which was expressed by Church Christianity. When, after the Crusades and the maximum development of papal power and its abuses, people of the rich classes became acquainted with the wisdom of the classics and saw, on the one hand, the reasonable lucidity of the teachings of the ancient sages, and on the other hand, the incompatibility of the Church doctrine with the teaching of Christ, they found it impossible to continue to believe the Church teaching.
“Truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life.”
John Howard (1939) 25th Prime Minister of Australia
ABC Radio "AM" (25 August 1995)
“There is no depth of life without a way to depth, no truth without a way to truth.”
Ruth Nanda Anshen (1900–2003) American philosopher, author and editor
The Mystery of Consciousness: A Prescription for Human Survival, pg. 108 (1994)
“Eternity is the life-time of Truth.”
Theodore Parker (1810–1860) abolitionist
Two Sermons (1853), Sermon II : Of the Position and Duty of a Minister.
Context: You and I may perish. Temptation which has been too strong for thousands of stronger men, may be too great for me; I may prove false to my own idea of religion and of duty; the gold of commerce may buy me, as it has bought richer men; the love of the praise of men may seduce me; or the fear of men may deter my coward voice, and I may be swept off in the earthquake, in the storm, or in the fire, and prove false to that still small voice. If it shall ever be so, still the great ideas which I have set forth, of man, of God, of religion, — they will endure, and one day will be "a flame in the heart of all mankind." To-day! why, my friends, eternity is all around to-day, and we can step but towards that. A truth of the mind, of the conscience, of the heart, of the soul, — it is the will of God; and the omnipotence of God is pledged for the achievement of that will. Eternity is the life-time of Truth.
“Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.”
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) German philosopher
Source: The World as Will and Representation, Vol 1
“The truth is I'm not good at enjoying life.”
Amy Chua book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Source: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Edward Thomson (1810–1870) American bishop
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 138.