How many angels can dance on the point of a very fine needle, without jostling one another?..(Isaac D'Israeli, ;Curiosities of Literature~~1791)
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The golden moments in the stream of life
rush past us and we see nothing but sand;
the angels come to visit us and we only know them when they are gone.
EliotBIRD OF GOD
Victorian Art
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HIERARCHY OF ANGELS
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If my devils are to leave me,
I'm afraid my angels will take flight as well.
RilkeMORRIS ANGEL
Art Lex
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SERAPHIM
angels of love
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CHERUBIM
angels ofwisdom
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THRONES
angels of justice
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DOMINIONS
regulate duties of lower angels
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VIRTUES
govern nature
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POWERS
maintain the border between heaven and earth
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PRINCIPALITIES
protect nations, cities and towns
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ARCHANGELS
comunicate between God and mortals
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ANGELS
guardians of individual souls
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We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds,
resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.
Keble
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We are each of us angels with only one wing,
to fly we need only embrace each other.
anon
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In this dim world of clouding cares,
We rarely know, till 'wildered eyes
See white wings lessening up the skies,
The Angels with us unawares.
Massey
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Behold, I send an angel before thee.
Bible
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Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth
unseen,
both when we wake and when we sleep.
Milton
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Angels are intelligent reflections of light, that original light which has no beginning.
John of Damascus
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Peace is the first thing the angels sang.
Pope Leo
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Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you.
St. Francis De Sales
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For every soul, there is a guardian watching it.
The Koran
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Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels.
Mattea
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Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell.
Shakespeare
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These things I wish for you:
someone to love, some work to do
and a guardian angel always near.
Irish blessing
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We are each others angels, we meet when it is time
Brodsky
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In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on.
Pythagoras
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We shall find peace.
We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
Chekhov
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Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, "Grow, grow."
The Talmud
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An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave;
legions of angels can't confine me there.
Young
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Believers look up, take courage;
the angels are nearer than you think.
Graham
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