Many / One
A database of 11,000+ illuminated guiding quotations in 40 categories from 600+ inspired books by our most brilliant and influential authors.
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1 | "First of all, believe that God is one, who created and completed all things." 'The Shepherd of Hermas', anonymous Christian writing, ca. 125 AD | |
2 | "Whatever befalls you, receive these experiences as good, knowing that nothing happens without God." 'The Letter of Barnabas', late 1st to early 2nd century | |
3 | "The height to which love leads us is beyond description. Love unites us to God, 'love covers a multitude of sins.' (1 Pet. 4:8; cf. James 5:20), love bears all things, is patient in all thingsā¦.love does all things in harmony." Clement, bishop of Rome (92-101ad), 'Letter to Corinth', 49:4-5 | |
4 | "The great cannot exist without the small; neither can the small exist without the great: there is a certain mutuality in the whole, and this is beneficial to it. Take, for example, our body: 'and the least members of the body are necessary and useful to the whole body.' (cf. 1 Cor. 12:21-22); but they all coalesce and are alike subordinated for the health of the body as a whole." Clement, bishop of Rome (92-101ad), 'Letter to Corinth', 37:4-5 | |