Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
19 quotes
"Self-righteousness is much like a spiritual egocentricity. It constitutes a secular type of love that thrives under conditionality, one in which is only existent after an individual meets the adopted standards of the condemner; oppositely, unconditional love is a holy love."
"It always seems as though the definition of love will remain debatable by an opinionated world."
"Authors can write stories without people assuming that they are autobiographies, but songwriters and poets are often considered to be the characters in their works. I like Michelangelo's vision, 'I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free."
"A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness."
"For the believer, humility is honesty about one's greatest flaws to a degree in which he is fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another."
"All individuals have moral deficiencies, and when introducing these to reality one not only strengthens himself but also the confidence of others in the human exigency for Christ due to a reflection throughout the body of Christ."
"Everyone has their own ways of expression. I believe we all have a lot to say, but finding ways to say it is more than half the battle."
"From recovery to rags and rags to recovery symbolizes art - a perfect compilation of human imperfections."
"Time and time again does the pride of man influence his very own fall. While denying it, one gradually starts to believe that he is the authority, or that he possesses great moral dominion over others, yet it is spiritually unwarranted. By that point he loses steam; in result, he falsely begins trying to prove that unwarranted dominion by seizing the role of a condemner."
"Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on."
"Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external."
"From attraction and affectionCover of perfectionFailure beyond texture to a painful lessonEverything that was from the start wasn't from the heart"
"Stretched and skewedTap of the 8-ball and the cueScratches fall throughThey are the scars of you"
"A fruitless year, take a fearless heartOne that blooms late will flourish in the dark"
"When a man is penalized for honesty he learns to lie."
"Chance is your godThough you're falling free you will land hard"
"Walk and loveWe're walking in loveFor the walk of love"
"Divinity for the sake of the simple-minded is beautiful. Those theological assertions you write, say, or live by that you later feel foolish about, it means God still lives in you enough to tell you that they were indeed foolish. By mistakes you know you are alive."
"A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance."