Truth

"What makes art Christian art? Is it simply Christian artists painting biblical subjects like Jeremiah? Or, by attaching a halo, does that suddenly make something Christian art? Must the artist’s subject be religious to be Christian? I don’t think so. There is a certain sense in which art is its own justification. If art is good art, if it is true art, if it is beautiful art, then it is bearing witness to the Author of the good, the true, and the beautiful"

"How can you expect me to believe that"whether you believe it or not does not change the nature of truth"

"Nobody wants to tell a truth which harms himself."

"The beauty and gift of truth, is that it is not dependent upon your belief in order to remain true"

"Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that the mere fact of our existence should keep us all in a state of contented dazzlement."

"Behold the power of the truth. When people see its shadow on the wall, they don't want to take the time to look away."

"Many people falsely believe that if you want to be holy, you are not allowed to enjoy life... Holiness brings us to life. It refines every human ability. Holiness doesn't dampen our emotions; it elevates them. Those who respond to God's call to holiness are the most joyful people in history. They have a richer, more abundant experience of life, and they love more deeply than most people can every imagine. They enjoy life, all of life."

"I think the discomfort that some people feel in going to the monkey cages at the zoo is a warning sign."

"So do flux and reflux--the rhythm of change--alternate and persist in everything under the sky."

"A lie, as you probably know, has a taste all its own. Blocky and bitter and never quite right, like when you pop a piece of fancy chocolate into your mouth expecting toffee filling and you get lemon zest instead."

". . . there is a wish in the heart of mankind to be distracted and confused. Truth is but one attraction, and not always the most powerful."

"This thought strengthened in me my belief that all men, without exception, deserve to be pitied, if only because they are alive."

"Perception was easily accomplished, required little effort, and it never had to stand the test of reality."

"The truth is often one's best shield."

"Verily, knowledge is a lock and its key is the question."

"Once again, we are reminded that awakening, or enlightenment is not the property of Buddhism, any more than Truth is the property of Christianity. Neither the Buddha nor the Christ belongs exclusively to the communities that were founded in their names. They belong to all people of goodwill, all who are attentive to the secret which lives in the depths of their breath and their consciousness. (14)"

"Young people," Mc Donald said contemptuously. "You always think there's something to find out."Yes, sir," Andrews said."Well, there's nothing," Mc Donald said. "You get born, and you nurse on lies, and you get weaned on lies, and you learn fancier lies in school. You live all your life on lies, and then maybe when you're ready to die, it comes to you — that there's nothing, nothing but yourself and what you could have done. Only you ain't done it, because the lies told you there was something else. Then you know you could of had the world, because you're the only one that knows the secret; only then it's too late. You're too old."No," Andrews said. A vague terror crept from the darkness that surrounded them, and tightened his voice. "That's not the way it is."You ain't learned, then," Mc Donald said. "You ain't learned yet. . . ."

"Let me say no more. Words do no justice to the hidden meaning. Everything immediately becomes slightly different when it is expressed in words, a little bit distorted, a little foolish... It is perfectly fine with me that what for one man is precious wisdom for another sounds like foolery."

"My father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. 'Something cannot emerge from nothing,' he said. This is profound thinking if you understand how unstable 'the truth' can be."

"It's not enough to listen to their words. You have to mine their silences for buried ore. It's often only in the lies that we refuse to speak that truth can be heard at all."