To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness. — Ivan Turgenev Copy Share Image
The Lord withdraws when He is denied, and what is taken by the undeserving does not avail them unto salvation, since the… — Cyprian Copy Share Image
Once beyond the self, however, holiness is no longer possible, because now, there is nothing left to give and no-one left to… — Bernadette Roberts Copy Share Image
“If my holiness is not drawing towards Him, it is not holiness of the right order, but an influence that will awaken… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“... the pursuit of holiness must bre anchored in grace; otherwise it is doomed to failure.” — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Think about it: it is easy to see God's beauty in a glorious sunset or in ocean waves crashing on a beach.… — Harold S. Kushner Copy Share Image
The pursuit of holiness must be anchored in the grace of God; otherwise it is doomed to failure — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
The holiness of love inspired ordinary men and women to act like angels. It lifted them on wings closer to God. — Nancy Holder Copy Share Image
Conflict, not progress, is the word that defines man's path from darkness into light. No holiness is won by any other means… — Alexander MacLaren Copy Share Image
The saints thus receive qualities that are forbidden to man, and these qualities are owed precisely to the fact that man is… — Sorin Cerin Copy Share Image
Father, may your name be honored for its holiness; send your Kingdom soon. Give us our food day by day. And forgive… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To awaken a new longing for holiness: this is the great pastoral challenge that we have before us, if we want to… — Crescenzio Sepe Copy Share Image
“In linking holy and without blemish (or without blame) so closely, the Holy Spirit would have led us to seek for the… — Andrew Murray Copy Share Image
Buddhist monks have known for centuries that meditation can change the mind. Now we are inspired by His Holiness to examine with… — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
Holiness is not first a matter of doing anything. It is first and foremost a matter of letting it be done. Holiness… — Christopher West Copy Share Image
Revival is the visitation of God which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God's… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
He that is once "born of God shall overcome the world," and the prince of this world too, by the power of… — Ralph Cudworth Copy Share Image
“Holiness means wholeness. To say “God is holy” is to refer to the wholeness, fullness, beauty, and abundant life that overflows within… — Paul Ellis Copy Share Image
Death is unimportant to a yogi; he does not mind when he is going to die. What happens after death is immaterial… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
“Our freedom to say or write whatever we please in this country is holy to me. It is a rare privilege not… — Kurt Vonnegut Jr Copy Share Image
As a good Christian should consider every place as holy, because God is there, so he should look upon every part of… — William Law Copy Share Image
“Related to this first reason is the fear that a passion for holiness makes you some kind of weird holdover from a… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“There is a way of living life, a mode of being religious that causes destruction wherever it appears. It is the misinterpretation… — Michael Hardin Copy Share Image
To be a holy person means that the elements of our natural life experience the very presence of God as they are… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
To sanctify God is to reverence Him in our hearts, and to represent Him in the glory of His holiness before men. — Richard Alleine Copy Share Image
That opinion that personal holiness is unnecessary to final glorification is in direct opposition to every dictate of reason; to every declaration… — Augustus Toplady Copy Share Image
Do not be content to live a mediocre Christian life: walk with determination along the path of holiness. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Tis a more glorious effect of power to make that holy that was so depraved and under the domination of sin than… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
Christ is the most perfect image of God, into which we are so renewed as to bear the image of God, in… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Heroism is an extraordinary feat of the flesh; holiness is an ordinary act of the spirit. One may bring personal glory; the… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
We punish the body and strip the earth. And we do it in pursuit of a so-called holiness that smacks of the… — Joan D. Chittister Copy Share Image
“Burying oneself in holy books and traditions, doesn't bring holiness, what does is, losing oneself in the service of others.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“In the life of earnest Christians who pursue and profess holiness, humility ought to be the chief mark of their uprightness.” — Andrew Murray Copy Share Image
What a hideout: Holiness lies spread and borne over the surface of time and stuff like color. — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
I believe in holiness and sacredness in other people. It doesn't mean that the clouds part and I see God. That's a… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
The heads (Plural) of the Gods appointed one God for us; and when you take that view of the subject, it sets… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Perfect sincerity, holiness, gigantic intellect, and all-conquering will. Let only a handful of men work with these, and the whole world will… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
This is the holy reasoning of love; it draws no license from grace, but rather feels the strong constraints of gratitude leading… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Vice and virtue chiefly imply the relation of our actions to men in this world; sin and holiness rather imply their relation… — Isaac Watts Copy Share Image
The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness, the less likely we will be on a path to… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
