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Quotes from Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson — Robert Hugh Benson

1871–1914 England

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The process of digestion in every organism separates the healthy and useful from the harmful and useless elements.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

The individual saves his life by losing it, and realises the meaning of his own identity only by merging it in the commonwealth.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

Individuals cannot cohere closely unless they sacrifice something of their individuality.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

One can do no more than gather the straws that float on the surface, and try to trace the course and meaning of their movements.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

To assimilate blindfold will sooner or later end in poisoning.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

The Church, like her Master and His ordinances, must have an earthly as well as a divine nature, if she is to do His work.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

Since God is approaching man, it is not a degradation, but a triumph of His love, that He should come so far down to meet him.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

Growth means the unfolding of interior capacities through the assimilation of external substances.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

The real and only satisfactory motive for submission does not lie in superficial things, but in the deep, still current of faith that comes from God direct, and bears the soul along.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

Competition, founded upon the conflicting interests of individuals, is in reality far less productive of wealth and enterprise than co-operation, involving though it does the constant apparent sacrifice of the individual to the common interests.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robert Hugh Benson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.