Jean-Luc Marion quotes

Indeed, theological discourse offers its strange jubilation only to the strict extent that it permits and, dangerously, demands of it wokman that he speak beyond his means, precisely because he does not speak of himself. Hence the danger of a speech that, in a sense, speaks against the one who lends himself to it. One must obtain forgiveness for every essay in theology. In all senses.
-- Jean-Luc Marion

#Mean #Doe #Demand

God wants us to speak to men so that they will feel it, so that they will never forget it. God means every Christian to be effective, to make a difference in the actual records and results of Christian work. God put each of us here to be a power. There is not one of us but is an essential wheel of the machinery and can accomplish all that God calls us to.

The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry stall and an occasional bran mash in the form of a Christmas bonus, sometimes he falls into the hands of a mean owner who drives him in spite of spavins and expects him to live on potato peelings.

Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed

Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.

History does not eliminate grievances. It lays them down like landmines.

Art does not exist for politics, or for instruction- it exists primarily for pleasure, or it is nothing.

The moral improvement demands an evolution leading to a higher consciousness

All I ever did was supply a demand that was pretty popular.

When energy prices go up, the difficulty of projecting demand also goes up - uncertainty goes up.

One of the marks of a truly great mind, I had discovered, is the ability to feign stupidity on demand.