Goodness and love mould the form into their own image, and cause the joy and beauty of love to shine forth from every part of the face.
Emanuel SwedenborgTo have dominion by religion, is to have dominion over men's souls, thus over their very spiritual life, and to use the Divine things, which are in their religion, as the means
Emanuel SwedenborgIt is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to affirm whatever he pleases; but to be able to discern that what is true is true, and that what is false is false, this is the mark and character of intelligence.
Emanuel SwedenborgThere are angels that receive more interiorly the Divine that goes forth from the Lord, and others that receive it less interiorly; the former are called celestial angels, and the latter spiritual angels
Emanuel Swedenborg