Quotes about God
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Simone Weil1909–1943“Faiths of Meditation; Contemplation of the divine” as translated in The Simone Weil Reader (1957) edited by George A. Panichas, p. 417- Simone Weil1909–1943“Faiths of Meditation; Contemplation of the divine” as translated in The Simone Weil Reader (1957) edited by George A. Panichas, p. 417
- Simone Weil1909–1943Last Notebook (1942) p. 308
- Simone Weil1909–1943Last Notebook (1942) p. 137
- Simone Weil1909–1943Letter to a Priest (1951), Section 8
Franz Werfel1890–1945Often credited to Unattributed
Joss Whedonborn 1964“Joss Whedon: Atheist & Absurdist”, comments made in a Q&A-session in Australia, while promoting his movie Serenity (2005)
Walt Whitman1819–1892Song of Myself (1855), Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919), Song of Myself, 48In contextO, brother man! fold to thy heart thy brother;
where pity dwells, the peace of God is there.
John Greenleaf Whittier1807–1892Worship, reported in Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
William Wilberforce1759–1833Journal entry (28 October 1787), in The Life of William Wilberforce (1838) by his sons, vol. 1I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.
The way you use the word “God” does not show whom you mean — but, rather, what you mean.
Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951Culture and Value (1980), p. 50e- Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951Notebooks 1914-1916, entry for 8 July 1916
