 I reflect upon myself," he says, "not only do I know that I am an imperfect, incomplete, dependent thing, constantly tending to, and aspiring after something better and grander than I am, but I also know, at the same time, that He on whom I depend possesses...  Essay on Religious Philosophy - Pagina 38door Emile Saisset - 1863Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1851 - 854 pagina’s
...one which tends and aspires ceaselessly to something better and greater than itself, but I know also that He on whom I depend possesses in himself all those great qualities to which I aspire." ' — Third Meditation. In this argument we notice the first appearance... | |
 | 1852 - 610 pagina’s
...one which tends and aspires ceaselessly to something better and greater than itself, but I know also that He on whom I depend possesses in himself all those great qualities to which I aspire." — Third Meditation. In this argument we notice the first appearance... | |
 | Émile Edmond Saisset - 1863 - 338 pagina’s
...is to be self-sufficient, self-existing, possessed of being, not potentially like a self- developing germ, but actually as finished and perfect Being....did God is therefore a complete and self-sufficing Th^f- Being. Why, then, has He become the Creator ? Hihic wiu- Is it by accident, caprice, or chance... | |
 | wm.t. harris - 1870 - 396 pagina’s
...others, that tends and aspires incessantly to something better and greater than I am ; but I know also at the same time, that he on whom I depend possesses in himself all the great things to which I aspire, and of which I find in me the ideas, not indefinitely and only... | |
 | Auguste Gratry - 1892 - 502 pagina’s
...another, ever tending and aspiring towards something greater and better than I am, but I also know that he on whom I depend possesses in himself all those great things towards which I aspire, the ideas of which I find within myself," and that he possesses them " not... | |
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