The first law that ever God gave to man was a law of pure obedience; it was a commandment naked and simple,… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
The concept of God as a loving, all-powerful person, who created us, who has a plan for us, who issues commandments, and… — James Rachels Copy Share Image
At root, evangelical anti-intellectualism is both a scandal and a sin. It is a scandal in the sense of being an offense… — Os Guinness Copy Share Image
When you are in touch with that dimension within yourself-and being in touch with it is your natural state, all your actions… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Many years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more. The commandment came… — Yasmin Mogahed Copy Share Image
Every Christian is chosen-chosen for similar deeds, namely: to be with the Lord, through unceasing remembrance of Him and awareness of His… — Theophan the Recluse Copy Share Image
The first recorded instruction given to Adam after the Fall dealt with the eternal principle of work. The Lord said: "In the… — Howard W. Hunter Copy Share Image
Human life is but of brief duration. 'All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
I remember when Ronald Reagan was president he said 'if the American people obeyed the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule we… — Bill Bright Copy Share Image
Conservatism, we are told, is out-of-date. This charge is preposterous and we ought to boldly say so. The laws of God, and… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
“It must be freely admitted that there is a sort of circle here from which it seems impossible to escape. In the… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
God reveals to His prophets that there are moral absolutes. Sin will always be sin. Disobedience to the Lord’s commandments will always… — L. Tom Perry Copy Share Image
Life of the soul is union with God, as life of the body is union with the soul. As the soul was… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
We are spirit children of a loving Heavenly Father who placed us in mortality to see if we would choose - freely… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
You know, it's ironic to me that Christians want to keep the Ten Commandments in our schools, because Christianity has abrogated four… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Procrastination, as it may be applied to Gospel principles, is the thief of eternal life - which is life in the presence… — Joseph Fielding Smith Copy Share Image
We should commit ourselves to 'eucharistic coherence,' that is, we should be conscious that people cannot receive holy communion and at the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How we conduct ourselves in this life will determine what we will be in all the eternities to come. To receive the… — Robert D. Hales Copy Share Image
The fifth and by far the most important reason is that stoning is literally a means of crushing the murderer's head by… — Gary North Copy Share Image
Then God came to the woman and said to her, "Why did you not keep the commandment?" as if He wanted to… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
One of the great blessings of the restored gospel is the privilege of entering into sacred covenants with our Father in Heaven-covenants… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
The term is piqua nevish [?] it means to save a soul, to save a life. And that commandment supersedes all others.… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
The saints are like the Lord, but so are all people who keep the commandments of Christ; but those who live according… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
Tolerance is the last virtue of a depraved society. When an immoral society has blatantly and proudly violated all the commandments, it… — Hutton Gibson Copy Share Image
The teaching of their ancient belief is filled with truth for the present day. Its profound sense of justice, nation to nation,… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
“It is easier to tell a person what life is not, rather than to tell them what it is. A child understands… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Nevertheless, the Tenth Commandment-'Thou shalt not covet'-recognizes that making money and owning things could become selfish activities. But it is not the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Without reservation I promise you that if each of you will observe this simple program, regardless of how many times you previously… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Man has made 32 million laws since THE COMMANDMENTS were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai more than three thousand years… — Cecil B. DeMille Copy Share Image
We frequently may press forward hoping and praying—but without absolute assurance—that we are acting in accordance with God’s will. But as we… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou… — Paul the Apostle Copy Share Image
If I were to speak your kind of language, I would say that man's only moral commandment is: Thou shalt think. But… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
...any belief in supernatural creators, rulers, or influencers of natural or human process introduces an irreparable split into the universe, and prevents… — Julian Huxley Copy Share Image
A man may be a great statesman, and yet dislike his wife, and like somebody else's. A man may be a great… — Ouida Copy Share Image
“The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The booty call Commandments:” Thou shall get out before the sun rises. Thou shalt not ask “can we can go out to… — Loria Hubbard Copy Share Image
Our passions are the chief means of self-preservation; to try to destroy them is therefore as absurd as it is useless; this… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
No matter how much we may study, it is not possible to come to know God unless we live according to His… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
I believe in helping our fellow man in need. I believe that reaching into your own pockets to help someone in need… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Keep the commandments of God. If you have sinned, the sooner you begin to make your way back, the sooner you will… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image