"The groves were God's first temples."

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"When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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"Exceeds man's might: that dwells with the gods above."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him."

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"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door."

Meister Eckhart, German Philosopher

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"You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion."

Meister Eckhart, German Philosopher

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"I wouldn't put it past God to arrange a virgin birth if He wanted, but I very much doubt if He would."

David Edward Jenkins, English Clergyman

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"Loveliest of lovely things are they on earth that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour is prized beyond the sculptured flower."

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"To him who in the love of Nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language."

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"And suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief, and the year smiles as it draws near its death."

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