When we shout at the oak tree, the oak tree is not offended. When we praise the oak tree, it doesn't raise… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I write in praise of the solitary act: of not feeling a trespassing tongue forced into one's mouth, one's breath smothered, nipples… — Fleur Adcock Copy Share Image
Holy Spirit, the life that gives life: You are the cause of all movement. You are the breath of all creatures. You… — Hildegard of Bingen Copy Share Image
God, help me to focus on Truth instead of the trial. Help me to give thanks instead of giving into fear. Help… — Whitney Daugherty Copy Share Image
I personally found Donald Trump's praise for Vladimir Putin troubling or even chilling, frankly. In a room full of military veterans, to… — Philip Gordon Copy Share Image
I sail with you on the ocean of my dreams to a far away distant Place of great beauty and tranquility. where… — Rumi Copy Share Image
On the whole, however, the critic is far less of a professional faultfinder than is sometimes imagined. He is first of all… — Robert Wilson Lynd Copy Share Image
The people who have achieved more than you, in any area, are only a half step ahead of you in time. Bless… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
For He hath prepared for them a City! Hallelujah? He's got a City for you & me where you're not going to… — David Berg Copy Share Image
“When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. Be careful… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“ Cuvier had even in his address & manner the character of a superior Man, much general power & eloquence in conversation… — Humphry Davy Copy Share Image
Donald Trump really is a fan of the Bible, except that it's far too long for him to read. So he just… — Michael R. Burch Copy Share Image
Just try to keep the heart turned outward, as well as having moments inward. I think the threat of an industry like… — Kimbra Copy Share Image
And what the people but a herd confus'd, A miscellaneous rabble, who extol Things vulgar, and, well weigh'd, scarce worth the praise?… — John Milton Copy Share Image
Capitalism with near-full employment was an impressive spectacle. But a growth in wealth is not at all the same thing as reducing… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
The content of worship comes from the Bible, the goal of worship is to give praise to God, and the basis for… — Philip Graham Ryken Copy Share Image
“It is more difficult to find the Creator in a barbecue sandwich than in your favorite Sunday-morning song, but when you do,… — David Crowder Copy Share Image
How much more do they deserve our reverence and praise, whose lives are devoted to the formation of institutions, which, when they… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
Tides of History provides a splendid prism through which we may view the wider world of Victorian science. . . . Historians… — William M. Fowler Copy Share Image
These really are our days, and we can prevail and overcome, even in the midst of trends that are very disturbing. If… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Should thoughts of self-praise, of self-satisfaction, occur to you, say: 'I myself am nothing; all that is good in me is accomplished… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
There's not a drop of hero's blood in my whole body, so spare me the praise. I'm just an ordinary guy, and… — Hiroshi Sakurazaka Copy Share Image
But would we know, whether the pretended prophet had really attained a just sentiment of morals? Let us attend to his narration;… — David Hume Copy Share Image
There can be no barrenness in full summer. The very sand will yield something. Rocks will have mosses, and every rift will… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
To image the being of God towards the world, to be the priest of creation, is to behave towards the world in… — Colin Gunton Copy Share Image
Twenty-four hours a day one looks for contentment in eight different directions but one must also explore the ninth place, which is… — Guru Angad Copy Share Image
If I care to listen to every criticism, let alone act on them, then this shop may as well be closed for… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
If the Church would have her face shine, she must go up into the mount, and be alone with God. If she… — Frederic Dan Huntington Copy Share Image
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in… — Paul the Apostle Copy Share Image
“The world of literature has everything in it, and it refuses to leave anything out. I have read like a man on… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
“Everything in any way beautiful has its beauty of itself, inherent and self-sufficient: praise is no part of it. At any rate,… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
If you start praising your wife, if you start telling her how beautiful she is, and how glad you are to have… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
I hope the day will come when a wasp-waist and a pair of thin shoulders will not be esteemed beauty: we have… — Julia McNair Wright Copy Share Image
But learned people can analyze for me why I fear hell and their implication is that there is no hell. But I… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
These days it seems the lyric impulse, so seemingly fragile, comes in for a lot of abuse-or simply a lot of mistrust.… — Patricia Hampl Copy Share Image
Lady, the sun's light to our eyes is dear, And fair the tranquil reaches of the sea, And flowery earth in May,… — Euripides Copy Share Image
When the people clamor to be shielded from reality, when they praise their government for keeping things from them, when they choose… — Michael Ventura Copy Share Image
“Though he slay me, yet I will praise him," he began softly, his voice a little tremulous at first. "I will rise… — Jennifer Freitag Copy Share Image
It is God who gives us the spirit of worship (Psalm 133:3), and it is what we know of God that produces… — Sinclair B. Ferguson Copy Share Image
If you don't concentrate on counting the money, people soon realize that money is not the focus of your consciousness, so they… — Stuart Wilde Copy Share Image
