It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Angels are spirits, flames of fire; they are higher than man, they have wider connections.
I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the side of the angels, is that the idea of angels was created by human beings, who are famous for being frequently untrustworthy and occasional.
And as the Divine that goes forth from the Lord is the good of love and the truth of faith, the angels are angels and are heaven in the measure in which they receive good and truth from the Lord.
Angels are like diamonds. They can't be made, you have to find them. Each one is unique.
Angels possess greater powers than do human beings.
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
For why should we not admire more the angels themselves and the blessed choirs of heaven?
People who act like angels ought to have angels to deal with.
We are not angels, we are merely sophisticated apes. Yet we feel like angels trapped inside the bodies of beasts, craving transcendence and all the time trying to spread our wings and fly off, and it's really a very odd predicament to be in, if you think about it.
You know, bad people, I've never seen bad people have angels.
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