Thou art a man God is no more Thy own humanity Learn to adore
William BlakeRead
They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.
Interpretation
Forgiveness is cyclical; those who practice forgiveness will receive it in return.
William Blake's quote highlights the reciprocal nature of forgiveness, suggesting that those who show the greatest capacity for forgiving others are likely to find themselves forgiven in their own lives. This principle emphasizes the importance of compassion and understanding in human interactions, advocating that forgiveness can lead to healing and stronger relationships.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a discussion about the importance of forgiveness in relationships.
Thou art a man God is no more Thy own humanity Learn to adore
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
O thou who passest through our valleys in Thy strength, curb thy fierce steeds, allay the heat That flames from their large nostrils! Thou, O Summer, Oft pitchest here thy golden tent, and oft Beneath our oaks hast slept, while we beheld With joy thy ruddy limbs and flourishing hair.
Every Night and every Morn Some to Misery are born. Every Morn and every Night Some are born to Sweet Delight, Some are born to Endless Night.
As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars.
My understanding of my faith is that - through a Christian framework - part of what we are called to do is to lay down our own self-interests, after the model of divinity that comes into this world in the form of Christ and lays down his life. And in order to do that, you have to care about something or someone more than yourself.
Six feet of dirt make all men equal.
The whole argument with the anti-suffragists, or even the critical suffragist man, is this: that you can govern human beings without their consent.
What could you say to a dying person that would not enrage by its triviality?
No one can posses an afternoon of rain beating against the window, or the serenity of a sleeping child, or the magical moment when the waves break on the rocks. No one can posses the beautiful things of this Earth, but we can know them and love them. It is through such moments that God reveals himself to mankind.
Seeking can become stressful when you apply the same laws that you apply in the material world - hard work, exacting plans, driving ambition, and attachment to outcome.
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