Taking things not as they ought to be, but as they are, I fear it must be allowed that Macchiavelli will always… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Jesus never tried to hide his loneliness and dependence on other people. He chose his disciples not as servants but as friends.… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
If any want to become my followers," Jesus says. Following him is not something that is self-evident, even among the disciples. No… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The disposition to give a cup of cold water to a disciple is a far nobler property than the finest intellect. Satan… — William Dean Howells Copy Share Image
You have something to give and are willing to give it. You do this without fanfare or publicity, drawing attention to the… — Linda K. Burton Copy Share Image
On at least four separate occasions and recorded in the four Gospels the Lord Jesus called His disciples to deny their soul… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
Individually the disciple and friend of Jesus who has learned to work shoulder to shoulder with his or her Lord stands in… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Let the Spirit be lacking, and there may be wisdom of words, but not the wisdom of God; the powers of oratory,… — Arthur Tappan Pierson Copy Share Image
Thus, the apostles' adventure began as a gathering of persons who open to one another reciprocally. A direct knowledge of the Teacher… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The vision of Christ that thou dost see is my vision's greatest enemy . Both read the Bible day and night, but… — William Blake Copy Share Image
We need to remember that the first disciples were ordinary men called to an extraordinary mission. Their devotion to Jesus outweighed- by… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
It was in His parting sorrow--that Jesus asked His disciples to remember Him; and never was entreaty of affection answered so; for… — James Martineau Copy Share Image
I found out the hard way that if we don't disciple people, the culture sure will. — Alan Hirsch Copy Share Image
Simply be present with your own shifting energies and with the unpredictabilit y of life as it unfolds. — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Satguru knows that there is no death to the disciple. Atma never dies. Even after death he continues to get direction on… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
One only passes from the darkness of ignorance to the enlightenment of science if one re-reads with ever-increasing love the works of… — Peter of Blois Copy Share Image
For a true disciple, the repetition of the mantra is like food. — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
The disciples had nothing to gain by lying and starting a new religion. They faced hardship, ridicule, hostility, and martyr's deaths. In… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
You are His disciple; you are His friend. By His grace He will do for you what you cannot do for yourself. — Neil L. Andersen Copy Share Image
To avoid causing terror to living beings, let the disciple refrain from eating meat... the food of the wise is that which… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
It is dangerous for a spiritual master to accept almost any aspirant. Although it is an aspect of mercy, it is dangerous.… — Bhakti Tirtha Swami Copy Share Image
No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even… — Friedrich Schiller Copy Share Image
Jesus asked the Father for his disciples' security, sanctity and unity. Jesus still intercedes for us so fervently because we live in… — Warren W. Wiersbe Copy Share Image
When a man venerates those worthy of veneration, be they Buddhas or their disciples, who have transcended all obstacles and passed beyond… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
