Friedrich Nietzsche
Philosopher, Writer
"God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight."
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Crooked
25 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Socrates
Philosopher
"You never know a line is crooked unless you have a straight one to put next to it."
Friedrich Nietzsche
Philosopher, Writer
"All truth is crooked, time itself is a circle"
George Herbert
Poet
"A crooked log makes a strait fire."
George Herbert
Poet
"If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight."
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"You shall love your neighbour With your crooked heart, It says so much about love and brokenness -- it's perfect."
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"We can't love our neighbors till we know how crooked their hearts are."
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"There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won't make the crooked straight."
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"God makes crooked straight for us and sets things right when they seem to go dead wrong."
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"If one imitates the upright, one becomes upright. If one imitates the crooked, one becomes crooked."
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"Why' is a crooked letter and can't be made straight."
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"God draweth straight lines but we call them crooked."
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