Quote by David Hare

Strength was the virtue of paganism obedience is the virtue of Christianity.

Strength was the virtue of paganism obedience is the virtue

Summary

This quote suggests that the ideal characteristic valued in paganism was strength, implying physical, mental, or even spiritual strength. On the other hand, it claims that obedience is the virtue championed in Christianity as it emphasizes following God's commandments and teachings. This implies a fundamental shift in values and ideals when transitioning from paganism to Christianity, with courage and power giving way to submission and adherence to higher authority. In this context, strength is seen as individualistic, whereas obedience is regarded as a virtue tied to surrendering one's will to a higher power.

By David Hare

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depen

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

Henry David Thoreau

Friendship

Life is the childhood of our immortality.

Life is the childhood of our immortality.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life Immortality Childhood

All things are inconstant except the faith in the soul, whic

All things are inconstant except the faith in the soul, which changes all things and fills their inconstancy with light, but though I seem to be driven out of my country as a misbeliever I have found no man yet with a faith like mine.

Faith

But when he thought to complain about the burden of its weig

But when he thought to complain about the burden of its weight, he remembered that, because he had the jacket, he had withstood the cold of the dawn.We have to be prepared for change, he thought, and he was grateful for the jacket's weight and warmth.The jacket had a purpose, and so did the boy.

Purpose

As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything,

As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobody would have thought of doing.

Watergate

You do not need to pay attention to those voices within you

You do not need to pay attention to those voices within you that create pain, or make you feel less competent, smart or able.

Inspirational Self Esteem Self Doubt

I visualized myself pulling on my mental thinking cap, jammi

I visualized myself pulling on my mental thinking cap, jamming it down around my ears as I had taught myself to do. It was a tall, conical wizard's model, covered with chemical equations and formulae: a cornucopia of ideas.

Humor Funny Intelligence Inspirational

Thou art my single day, God lends to leaven What were all ea

Thou art my single day, God lends to leaven What were all earth else, with a feel of heaven.

Robert Browning

Art

The reward of one duty done is the power to fulfill another

The reward of one duty done is the power to fulfill another

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet!

Age

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

William Shakespeare

Confusion Deeds

When you have been with your partner for so many years, they

When you have been with your partner for so many years, they become the glove compartment map that you've worn dog-eared and white-creased, the trail you recogonize so well you could draw it by heart and for this very reason keep it with you on journeys at all times. And yet, when you least expect it, one day you open your eyes and there is an unfamiliar turnoff, a vantage point taht wasn't there before, and you have to stop and wonder if maybe this landmark isn't new at all, but rather something you have missed all along.

Love Marriage Familiarity Years Partner