R. Bakker Quotes (5 Quotes)

The vulgar think the God by analogy to man and so worship Him in the form of the Gods. The learned think the God by analogy to principles and so worship Him in the form of Love or Truth. But the wise think the God not at all. They know that thought, which is finite, can only do violence to the God, which is infinite. It is enough, they say, that the God thinks them.

Duty measures the distance between the animal and the divine.

It is the difference in knowledge that commands respect. This is why the true test of every student lies in the humiliation of his master.

Where the holy take men for fools, the mad take the world.

For Men, no circle is ever closed. We walk ever in spirals.