Quotes 141 till 160 of 1472.
-
As I approached my 95th birthday, I was burdened to write a book that addressed the epidemic of 'easy believism.' There is a mindset today that if people believe in God and do good works, they are going to Heaven.
-
As iron put into the fire loseth its rust and becometh clearly red-hot, so he that wholly turneth himself unto God puts off all slothfulness, and is transformed into a new man.
-
As its citizens humbly recommit to an acceptance of guidance from the God of our fathers, our nation will once again see the miraculous resurrection of the proud, responsible, visionary black father. And with him, his family and community will be lifted.
-
As much as I loved the model of St. Francis, I realized that I couldn't afford to be poor, because unlike St. Francis, I'm not celibate. I was enlightened that God's call to me was not poverty but generosity and simplicity. And I had to go back to the lesson I learned from my parents: that is, simplicity.
-
As the global expansion of Indian and Chinese restaurants suggests, xenophobia is directed against foreign people, not foreign cultural imports.
-
As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' - probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
-
As you know, God is generally on the side of the big squadrons against the small ones.
-
At a certain stage in his evolution, man himself had been able to lay hold upon a higher order of things, which raised him above the level of the beasts that perish, and enabled him to see, at least in the distance, the shining towers of the City of God.
-
Attempt something so impossible that unless God is in it, it's doomed to failure.
-
Authentic Christianity is a supernatural walk with a living, dynamic, communicating God.
Too Busy Not to Pray -
Be patient. The path of self-discipline that leads to God-realization is not an easy path: obstacles and sufferings are on the path; the latter you must bear, and the former overcome - all by His help. His help comes only through concentration. Repetition of God's name helps concentration.
-
Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this earth would be God's Paradise.
-
Beauty is one of the rare things that do not lead to doubt of God.
-
Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast.
-
Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.
-
Before bringing a request to the Lord, it's a good idea to ask: If God granted this request, would it bring glory to him? Would it advance his kingdom? Would it help people? Would it help me to grow spiritually?
Too Busy Not to Pray -
Before competition, as I stand in shoulder pads and cleats, my helmet in my left hand, adrenaline flowing and my heart raging under my right, I never forget the ills of America, but for a moment I envision its potential, remember its prosperity, and give thanks to God for the land He has placed me in and the people I love who live in it.
-
Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
-
Being is both presence and absence. God had to conceal His presence in order to bring the world into being. He had to make His absence possible in order to make room for the world's presence. Coming into being brought along denial and defiance, absence, oblivion and resistance.
Who Is Man? (1965) -
Being out there in the ocean, God's creation, it's like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
All god-directed famous quotes and sayings you will always find on greatest-quotations.com (page 8)
