Which Authors Wrote Famous God And Time Quotes?

2025-08-26 17:06:01 15

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Wyatt
Wyatt
2025-08-27 13:48:32
Ask me in the middle of a late-night chat and I’ll probably start with a question: are you after challenge or comfort? If you want challenge, read Nietzsche in 'The Gay Science' for 'God is dead' and Voltaire for his quip about inventing God. Those authors pushed society's boundaries and still sting in good discussions. For comfort and perspective, though, classical and religious texts have been steadier: 'Psalm 90' (traditionally linked to Moses) gives that humbling line about 'a thousand years' being like a day to the divine eye, and Marcus Aurelius in 'Meditations' repeatedly reframes time as something to accept rather than squander.

Literary artists bridge both worlds — T. S. Eliot's 'Four Quartets' blends theology and temporal reflection, and Tolstoy in 'War and Peace' reminds you that endurance often outlasts fury. I tend to move between these sources depending on whether I'm trying to debate, console a friend, or just get through a long afternoon.
Annabelle
Annabelle
2025-08-29 09:52:39
I like keeping my list short when someone asks for famous god-and-time quotes: Nietzsche ('God is dead' — 'The Gay Science'), Einstein ('God does not play dice with the universe'), and Voltaire (the line about inventing God) cover the big philosophical provocations. For time, I point people to Benjamin Franklin's 'Time is money' from 'Poor Richard''s Almanack', Tolstoy's line in 'War and Peace' about patience and time, Marcus Aurelius's reflections in 'Meditations', and T. S. Eliot's contemplations in 'Four Quartets'.

If you want to dive deeper, I usually recommend reading the surrounding passages: a single quote is a hook, not the whole fish. That's saved me from a lot of misreadings — and it’s the nicest way to invite someone into a long, meandering read.
Caleb
Caleb
2025-08-30 03:07:12
I've got a little stack of quote cards on my desk and the names that keep showing up are the usual suspects. Nietzsche's terse 'God is dead' from 'The Gay Science' and Voltaire's wry 'If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him' are great for sparking conversation because they point at belief from different angles. Einstein's 'God does not play dice with the universe' is less theological and more about his discomfort with randomness, which I love because it blends science and metaphysics.

For time, Benjamin Franklin's 'Time is money' (from his practical writings and 'Poor Richard''s Almanack') is practical wisdom, while Leo Tolstoy in 'War and Peace' calls patience and time 'the two most powerful warriors'—I usually cite that when I'm trying to calm a stressed friend. T. S. Eliot's meditative lines in 'Four Quartets' and Marcus Aurelius's 'Meditations' are where I go when I want something that feels like a companion rather than a slogan.
Bennett
Bennett
2025-08-31 07:06:45
Sometimes I answer people quickly: Nietzsche ('God is dead' — 'The Gay Science'), Voltaire ('If God did not exist...'), Einstein ('God does not play dice...'), and the Bible ('A thousand years are like a day', see 'Psalm 90' and '2 Peter 3:8'). For time, add Benjamin Franklin ('Time is money'), Leo Tolstoy ('The two most powerful warriors are patience and time' in 'War and Peace'), Marcus Aurelius ('Meditations' treats time as a flowing river), and T. S. Eliot ('Four Quartets'). Those lines are compact but each opens up into a bigger conversation about faith, meaning, and how we measure our lives — which is why I keep returning to them.
Ulysses
Ulysses
2025-08-31 10:31:39
Whenever I'm jotting down favorite lines in the margins of a paperback, I keep coming back to a few giants who obsessed over God and time. Friedrich Nietzsche famously declared 'God is dead' in 'The Gay Science', a short, brutal provocation about how modernity changed belief. Albert Einstein gave us the playful yet loaded line 'God does not play dice with the universe', which tells you how he thought about chance and order. Voltaire cheekily observed 'If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him', and that one always sparks a debate when I bring it up with friends.

I also love the older, quieter voices: the Bible (see 'Psalm 90' and '2 Peter 3:8') offers the image that 'a thousand years are like a day' for God, which frames time as divine perspective. Marcus Aurelius in 'Meditations' treats time like a flowing river and urges presence. On the literary side, T. S. Eliot's 'Four Quartets' and Leo Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' give rich meditations on time's patience and moral weight. If you want a mix of provocation, consolation, and philosophical squeeze, start with those names and let the quotes pull you into the full works.
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If you're on a mission to find lines about gods and time that actually make your chest tighten, I have a little treasure map from years of late-night reading and random rabbit holes. Start with primary texts: read 'Meditations' for that quiet, stoic take on time slipping through your fingers; 'Four Quartets' by T.S. Eliot for lyric meditations on time and eternity; and 'The Bhagavad Gita' or 'Tao Te Ching' for ancient reflections on cosmic order that feel almost like conversations with a deity. For modern fiction that nails the dread and wonder of godlike forces and temporal loops, dig into 'Steins;Gate' (visual novel/anime), 'Neon Genesis Evangelion', and 'Fullmetal Alchemist'—they're full of lines people tattoo on themselves. Online, I live on Wikiquote for verified citations, Goodreads for mood-based lists, and the Poetry Foundation when I want the original poem. If you want audio, search for readings on YouTube or Librivox. Pro tip: always pull the quote from the original source or a trusted translation—context transforms a pretty sentence into something devastatingly true. I keep a tiny notebook for favorite lines; it’s surprisingly grounding when time feels chaotic.

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Night shifts and slow walks home are when I collect lines that refuse to leave me — they’re the kind of sayings that settle into your chest and make Sunday mornings feel like confession. For thinking about God and time, I often come back to a few pillars: the slow, patient providence in 'The Bible' that says there is a season for everything; Marcus Aurelius’ steady reminder in 'Meditations' that our time is limited and should be used well; and a short Rumi line that nudges me to make peace with mystery. These three voices — sacred, stoic, mystical — create a tripod that steadies my reflections. When I journal, I paste one line at the top and write for ten minutes. Some favorites I rotate: "To everything there is a season" (a paraphrase from 'Ecclesiastes'), "You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think" (from 'Meditations'), and Rumi’s gentle, "What you seek is seeking you." They push me toward gratitude, urgency, and curiosity. If I had to recommend a tiny ritual: pick one quote, read it slowly aloud, then close your eyes and ask what one small thing you can do today that honors both the divine and the hour you’ve been given.

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I still get a little thrill when I stumble across a perfect line about God or time and tuck it into a notebook. Over the years I’ve compiled a few go-to collections that keep showing up: for broad, sourced quotations I’d reach for 'Bartlett\'s Familiar Quotations' or 'The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations' because they index authors and contexts so you can trace the original thought. For direct theological reflection on God and time, classical works like 'Confessions' by Augustine (that famous meditation on time in Book XI) and 'Four Quartets' by T.S. Eliot are gold. If you want a specifically theological, modern treatment of the relationship between God and time, try 'Time and Eternity' by William Lane Craig. For mystical, devotional perspectives, the Eastern collections — 'The Philokalia' and 'The Cloud of Unknowing' — and major scriptures such as the 'Bible' (Ecclesiastes is especially about seasons and timing), the 'Bhagavad Gita', and the 'Quran' offer countless concise lines that read like quotes. I usually mix a quotation anthology with a few primary texts so I get both context and quotable lines; it makes late-night note-taking way more satisfying.

How Can I Create Shareable Images With God And Time Quotes?

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