"Was not all knowledge of the Egyptians writ in mystick symbols? Speake not the Scriptures, oft in parables? Are not the choicest fables of Poets, that were the fountaines, and the first springs of wisdome, wrapt in perplexed allegories?"
your response...
2007-01-20 20:12:00 · 10 answers · asked by Invisible_Flags 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am sorry... I do not have the original author... but this is from an older era of aristocracy where they spoke more formal than now.
2007-01-20 20:19:24 · update #1
The quote itself is the point of the quote, very nicely done.
The best things in life are worth working hard for.
2007-01-20 20:30:54 · answer #1 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes indeed. The "truth" cannot be spoke, but only pointed to. The light of wisdom in silence does the rest.
2007-01-20 20:21:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is why when I read the Bible I see more than I ever saw the first time by the Spirit of God and it makes it a never ending book.
2007-01-20 20:30:30 · answer #3 · answered by Sirius 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It makes sense to me.
The hidden truths are often the most remarkable.
2007-01-20 20:25:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes they were. In the sense that you wrote it in an ever-so-difficult manner but I still understood it, and when I figured it out, it made awesome sense to me.
2007-01-20 20:17:13 · answer #5 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Other than the fact that I don't understand a word of it.....sounds good!
2007-01-20 20:15:36 · answer #6 · answered by Sheryl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very true. True wisdom cannot be conveyed through words.
2007-01-20 20:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by Prophet ENSLAVEMENTALITY (pbuh) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
very perplexed individual
Jesus said "those who hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled."
2007-01-20 20:16:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
My sentiments exactly, but I have no idea who said that. Who was it?
2007-01-20 20:17:05 · answer #9 · answered by A 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stop trying to sound smart.
2007-01-20 20:16:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋