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To forgive and to be forgiven are the two points of holy magnificence and holy modesty; round these two centres the whole doctrine of largesse revolves.

~Charles Williams

Topics: Doctrine Forgive Forgiven Holy Magnificence Modesty Points Revolves Round Two Whole

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I think in order to move forward into the future, you need to know where you've been.

~Charles Williams

Topics: Been Forward Future Know Move Move Forward Need Order Think Where You I Think

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Of Adam and Eve: They had what they wanted. That they did not like it when they got it does not alter the fact that they certainly got it.

~Charles Williams

Topics: Adam Adam And Eve Alter Certainly Did Does Eve Fact Got Had Like Wanted

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The Divine Thing that made itself the foundation of the Church does not seem, to judge by his comments on the religious leadership of his day, to have hoped much from officers of a church.

~Charles Williams

Topics: Church Comments Day Divine Does Foundation His Hoped Itself Judge Leadership Made Much Officers Religious Seem Thing

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The famous saying 'God is love', it is generally assumed, means that God is like our immediate emotional indulgence, not that the meaning of love ought to have something of the 'otherness' and terror of God.

~Charles Williams

Topics: Assumed Emotional Famous Generally God Immediate Indulgence Like Love Meaning Meaning Of Means Ought Our Saying Something Terror

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Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.

~Charles Williams

Topics: Because Both Both Parties Broken Come Down Forgive Forgiven Many Neither Parties Party Prepared Promising While

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It is as pleasant as it is unusual to see thoroughly good people getting their deserts.

~Charles Williams

Topics: Deserts Getting Good Good People People Pleasant See Thoroughly Unusual

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It is easier often to forgive than to be forgiven; yet it is fatal to be willing to be forgiven by God and to be reluctant to be forgiven by men.

~Charles Williams

Topics: Easier Fatal Forgive Forgiven God Men Often Reluctant Than Willing

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Job plunges into a series of demands on and accusations of God which may be and indeed are epigrams of high intelligence, but are not noticeably patient.

~Charles Williams

Topics: Accusation Demands God High Indeed Intelligence Job May Patient Series Which

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The most he would do was to promise that the gates of hell should not prevail against it. It is about all that, looking back on the history of the Church, one can feel that they have not done.

~Charles Williams

Topics: About Against Back Church Done Feel Gates He Hell History Looking Looking Back Most Prevail Promise Should The History Of Would

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Editor

Born: September 20th, 1886

Died: March 15th, 1945

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