323 Quotes About Prophecy

Jesus did not stand as a prophet and utter judgements; wherever He went the unerring directness of His presence located men.

You can't prevent what you can't predict.

For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

First the flame and then the flood:In the end it's Blackthorn blood.Seek thou to forget what's pastFirst thirteen and then the last.Search not the book of angels gray,Red or white will lead you far astray.To regain what you have lost,Find the black book at any cost.

He is blunt in his moral assessment, brandishing a word that he says has gone missing in the broader poverty debate: “exploitation.

Thoughts have power, influencing humanity's collective path. The difference between Mother Teresa and Adolf Hitler lies, ultimately, in how they thought. A thought can change the world for the better—or damn it forever.

Imagine a society entirely absorbed in its own historicity. It would be incapable of producing historians. Living entirely under the sign of the future, it would satisfy itself with automatic self-recording processes and auto-inventory machines, postponing indefinitely the task of understanding itself

But it's your Oracle," I protested. "Can't you tell us what the prophecy means?"Apollo sighed. "You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear through the search.

Wisdom's daughter walks alone—”“Ella!” Frank stood suddenly. “Maybe it's not the best time—”“The Mark of Athena burns through Rome,” Ella continued, cupping her hands over her ears and raising her voice. “Twins snuff out the angel's breath, Who holds the key to endless death. Giants' bane stands gold and pale, Won with pain from a woven jail.