The true Europe also draws inspiration from the Classical tradition. We recognize ourselves in the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. As Europeans, we strive for greatness, the crown of the Classical virtues. At times, this has led to violent competition for supremacy. But at its best, an aspiration toward excellence inspires the men and women of Europe to craft musical and artistic works of unsurpassed beauty and to make extraordinary breakthroughs in science and technology. The grave virtues of the self-possessed Romans and the pride in civic participation and spirit of philosophical inquiry of the Greeks have never been forgotten in the real Europe. These inheritances, too, are ours.itself as the forerunner of a universal community that is neither universal nor a community.- The Paris Statement, http://archbishopcranmer.com/paris-statement-true-false-europe/
"The doorstep of the palace of wisdom is a humble sense of ignorance."— C. H. Spurgeon
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“Wherefore the Holy Spirit is sent, and his work is to glorify the Son. Now, as I said, we have a Spirit come forth whose whole business is to glorify himself; whereby we may easily know whence he is." John Owen, The Glory of Christ(Page 258)
Look to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross--and then go and set your affections on the world if you can! - J. C. Ryle
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