Only a rebuke that 'has something in it' will sting, will have the power to stir our feelings, not the other sort,… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
If thou desire to see thy child virtuous, let him not see his father's vices: thou canst not rebuke that in them,… — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
If it is hard to accept a rebuke, even a private one, it is harder still to administer one in loving humility. — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
To fight against pride, it is wise to surround ourselves with those who know us and love us enough to speak into… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
Come hither, all ye empty things, Ye bubbles rais'd by breath of Kings; Who float upon the tide of state, Come hither,… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Rebukes are easy from our betters, From men of quality and letters; But when low dunces will affront, What man alive can… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
I root for hurricanes. When, courtesy of the Weather Channel, I see one forming in the ocean off the coast of Africa,… — James Wolcott Copy Share Image
As long as we work on God's line, He will aid us. When we attempt to work on our own lines, He… — Theodore L. Cuyler Copy Share Image
A story contained in the family lore of Brigham Young's descendants illustrates the submissive nature of humility. It recounts that in a… — Truman G. Madsen Copy Share Image
The vital Christian arouses opposition because he is a standing rebuke to the selfishness and sin of those around him. — John Hagee Copy Share Image
A suicide is both a rebuke to the living and a puzzle that defies them to solve it. Like a poem, suicide… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Cats are a standing rebuke to behavioral scientists wanting to know how the minds of animals work. The mind of a cat… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Seek to mingle gentleness in all your rebukes; bear with the infirmities of others; make allowance for constitutional frailties; never say harsh… — John Ross Macduff Copy Share Image
A true Christian, living an obedient life, is a constant rebuke to those who accept the moral standards of this world. — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
If, on a rare occasion, it is necessary to speak with some severity in order to make a grievous crime felt, we… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
[T]he man who, in the concrete pressure of a struggle for national independence by a single people, had the coolness, forecast, and… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Because the Lord loves us He chastens and rebukes us. Modern sentimentality has reduced God to a tolerant indulgent grandfatherly being who… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
With regard to manner, be careful to speak in a soft, tender, kind and loving way. Even when you have occasion to… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
One should follow a man of wisdom who rebukes one for one's faults, as one would follow a guide to some buried… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Because of Jesus' finished work of the cross, He will never be angry with you nor rebuke you even when you fail. — Joseph Prince Copy Share Image
There is not, in fact, any such thing as the direct influence of one human being on another apart from use of… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
Trust me, I have not earned your dear rebuke, I love, as you would have me, God the most; Would lose not… — Christina Rossetti Copy Share Image
The name, Seventh-day Adventist, is a standing rebuke to the Protestant world. Here is the line of distinction between the worshipers of… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image