Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) American protestant theologian
vol. 1, p. 131
The Nature and Destiny of Man: A Christian Interpretation (1941)
“He who does not reflect his life back to God in gratitude does not know himself.”
Source: Reverence for Life: The Words of Albert Schweitzer
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Pablo Neruda (1904–1973) Chilean poet
dies slowly… <br class="br">Muere lentamente quien no viaja, quien no lee,<br>quien no oye música,<br>quien no encuentra gracia en sí mismo.<br>Muere lentamente<br>quien destruye su amor propio,<br>quien no se deja ayudar... <br class="br">Poem "Muere lentamente" (Dying Slowly), wrongly attributed to Pablo Neruda. See "Fake Pablo Neruda Poem Spreads on Internet" http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=325275&CategoryId=14094 by Ana Mendoza, Latin American Herald Tribune (12 January 2009). <br class="br">Misattributed <br class="br">Source: Selected Poems
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José Rizal (1861–1896) Filipino writer, ophthalmologist, polyglot and nationalist
“He knows the universe, and himself he does not know.”
Jean De La Fontaine (1621–1695) French poet, fabulist and writer.
Il connaît l’univers, et ne se connaît pas.
Book VIII (1678–1679), fable 26.
Fables (1668–1679)
“God himself does not give answers. He gives himself.”
Frederick Buechner (1926) Poet, novelist, short story writer, theologian
Telling the Truth (1977)
Source: Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale
Marcus Aurelius book Meditations
He that knows not what the world is, knows not where he is himself. He that knows not for what he was made, knows not what he is nor what the world is.
VIII, 52
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VIII
Epictetus (50–138) philosopher from Ancient Greece
Golden Sayings of Epictetus
Context: A guide, on finding a man who has lost his way, brings him back to the right path—he does not mock and jeer at him and then take himself off. You also must show the unlearned man the truth, and you will see that he will follow. But so long as you do not show it him, you should not mock, but rather feel your own incapacity. (63).
“He who knows does not speak; he who speaks does not know.”
Laozi book Tao Te Ching
Variant: Those who know, do not speak, those who speak, do not know.
Source: Tao Te Ching, Ch. 56