It is hardly possible not to suspect the truth of this doctrine of atonement, when we consider that the general maxims to… — Joseph Priestley Copy Share Image
By preaching the doctrine that nothing is to be admired except steel and concrete, one merely makes it a little surer that… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Evolution is the law of policies: Darwin said it, Socrates endorsed it, Cuvier proved it and established it for all time in… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Humility is a virtue all preach, none practise, and yet every body is content to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine… — John Selden Copy Share Image
Christianity is a life, not a doctrine . . . I'm not saying never doubt or question. The Lord gave you a… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
The whole is always more, is more capable of a much greater variety of wave states, than the combination of its parts.… — Hermann Weyl Copy Share Image
Christianity as a specific doctrine was slain with Jesus, suddenly and utterly. He was hardly cold in his grave, or high in… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity. Nowhere in the Gospels do we find a precept for Creeds,… — John Adams Copy Share Image
A doctrine-teaching, character-building university, the Brigham Young University is dedicated to the building of character and faith, for character is higher than… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
I consider the government of the United States as interdicted by the Constitution from intermeddling with religious institutions, their doctrines, discipline, or… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Although it has been fashionable to deny it, anti-slavery doctrines began to appear in Christian theology soon after the decline of Rome… — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner;… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
optimism, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Let us consider how great a commodity of doctrine exists in books; how easily, how secretly, how safely they expose the nakedness… — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
The doctrine which, from the very first origin of religious dissensions, has been held by bigots of all sects, when condensed into… — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
The notion of the enduring authority focuses on the fact that some people think that notions like authority of Scripture's is passé,… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
To elevate abstract doctrines and dogmas over living, breathing, embodied experiences of God's love and grace, then, is going the wrong direction.… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
A man must be able to affirm, I know for certain, that what I teach is the only Word of the high… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your… — Socrates Copy Share Image
I think Donald Trump is very, very cautious about nuclear weapons, and he's seriously concerned. And this might be one of the… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
The broader problem is that a great deal of popular preaching and teaching uses the bible as a pegboard on which to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I believe there is no doctrine more dangerous to the Church today than to convey the impression that a revival is something… — Billy Sunday Copy Share Image
“He who receives Light from above, from the Fountain of Light, No other doctrine needs, though granted true; But these are false,… — John Milton Copy Share Image
Teaching our children is more than just imparting information. It's helping our children get the doctrine into their hearts in a way… — Cheryl A. Esplin Copy Share Image
The doctrine of equality! ... But there is no more venomous poison in existence: for it appears to be preached by justice… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy of war. The wars of our age are not at variance with popular economic doctrines;… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
O, let us understand that the power of Christianity lies not in a hazy indefiniteness, not in shadowy forms, not so much… — Herrick Johnson Copy Share Image
Doctrine is useless if it is not accompanied by a holy life. It is worse than useless; it does positive harm. Something… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Sound economy is a sound understanding brought into action; it is calculation realized; it is the doctrine of proportion reduced to practice;… — Hannah More Copy Share Image
My own opinion is that belief is the death of intelligence. As soon as one believes a doctrine of any sort, or… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
[T]he more the public is confused, the easier it falls prey to doctrines of pseudo-science which may at some future date recieve… — Martin Gardner Copy Share Image
Christianity is no mere scheme of doctrine or of ethical practice, but is instead a kind of miracle, a power out of… — Horace Bushnell Copy Share Image
I firmly believe people have hitherto been a great deal too much taken up about doctrine and far too little about practice.… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
A wise man had said that your Christian life is like a three-legged stool. The legs are doctrine, experience and practice, which… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
Belief? What do I believe in? I believe in sun. In rock. In the dogma of the sun and the doctrine of… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Dualistic doctrines that regard mind and body as separate entities do not provide much enlightenment on the nature of the disembodied mental… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
Every politician, every member of the clerical profession, ought to incur the reasonable suspicion of being an interested supporter of false doctrines,… — Thomas Cooper Copy Share Image
I do not agree with this notion that somehow if I go to try to attract votes and to lead people toward… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“While doctrine can seem stuffy, boring, and useless, it can also be surprisingly devotional. Yes, the study of God can profoundly deepen… — Winfield Bevins Copy Share Image
The urgent consideration of the public safety may undoubtedly authorize the violation of every positive law. How far that or any other… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image