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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.

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It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure, however, that when they are together en famille they play Mozart.

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Man can certainly flee from God... but he cannot escape him. He can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but he cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his hate.

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No one can be saved - in virtue of what he can do. Everyone can be saved - in virtue of what God can do.

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Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.

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Jews have God's promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them, as guests in their house, that we are new wood grafted onto their tree.

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Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

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In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians.

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Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.

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Faith is never identical with piety.

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Theologian

Born: May 10th, 1886

Died: December 10th, 1968

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