Zitat des Tages über Frömmigkeit / Godliness:
In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness.
True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.
Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.
I go out into America, and I am literally navigating a minefield. Godliness has become abnormal.
In every religion I can think of, there exists some variation on the theme of abandoning the settled life and walking one's way to godliness. The Hindu sadhu, the pilgrims of Compostela walking past their sins, the circumambulators of the Buddhist kora, the haj.
I learned that surrounding myself with people who are able to help me is like being surrounded by tangible godliness.
A truly common culture is not one in which we all think alike, or in which we all believe that fairness is next to godliness, but one in which everyone is allowed to be in on the project of cooperatively shaping a common way of life.
Godliness, as well as the doctrine of our faith, is a mystery.
Opposite to godliness is atheism in profession, and idolatry in practice. Atheism is so senseless and odious to mankind, that it never had many professors.
Virtue is akin to holiness, an attribute of godliness.
Balance is key. Balance is a virtue. Balance is next to godliness, maybe. We should all aspire to better balance. Too much of what is said in this world is one-sided, and we need more balance - in our speech, in our music, in our art, in everything.