The discerning realize that it is not realistic to expect perfection in others when none of us is perfect...Meaningful progress can be… — Marvin J. Ashton Copy Share Image
I was so obsessed and consumed with my grievances that I could not get away from myself and think things out in… — Anzia Yezierska Copy Share Image
Some boast of being friends to government; I am a friend to righteous government, to a government founded upon the principles of… — John Hancock Copy Share Image
I've had a righteous streak since as long as I can remember. I never tolerated bullying from kids or authority, no matter… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
“If there is but one God, then why must blood be shed to prove whose God he is? Does the Father not… — P.A. Minyard Copy Share Image
When God's righteousness is mentioned in the gospel, it is God's action of declaring righteous the unrighteous sinner who has faith in… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Women of this planet need some essential resources: wells, seeds and roads. That is primarily all we have ever needed. Added to… — Roseanne Barr Copy Share Image
Discard your former slave-master's names and be willing and ready to accept one of Allah's Pure and Righteous Names that He Alone… — Elijah Muhammad Copy Share Image
The challenge is whether China as a rising country, the United States as the superpower, can develop a cooperative relationship in this… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Death did not first strike Adam, the first sinful man, nor Cain, the first hypocrite, but Abel, the innocent and righteous. The… — Joseph Hall Copy Share Image
I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith. It will be saved by the righteous citizens… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the surrender of the principal insurgent army, give hope of a righteous and speedy peace… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I always have a feeling of awe and wonder at what God can do - using me as an instrument. I believe… — Peace Pilgrim Copy Share Image
If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges,… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
Grace means that God does something for me; law means that I do something for God. God has certain holy and righteous… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
When a married person uses pornography, or is unfaithful, it compromises not just his (or her) purity, but also compromises the spouse's… — Christine O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I do not stand here before you as a self-righteous saint who has achieved spiritual perfection, but as a sinner who has… — Thomas J. Paprocki Copy Share Image
I wish that some way could be found to add up all the staggering costs imposed on millions of ordinary people, just… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
...When it was finished, the scaled dragon looked around and as the thing spotted V, a growl rippled up to the bleachers,… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
The pacifist thinks that the alternative to war is peace; it is not. Sometimes the alternative is oppression. Sometimes certain God-given rights… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
Service changes people. It refines, purifies, gives a finer perspective, and brings out the best in each one of us. It gets… — Derek A. Cuthbert Copy Share Image
[D]on’t cling to your self-righteous suffering, let it go. . . . Nothing is too good to be true, let yourself be… — Stephen Levine Copy Share Image
Every day of Ramadhan Allah beautifies Jannah and says: "Soon my righteous servants will finish their work and will rest in you."… — Muhammad Copy Share Image
“Therefore, the pure righteous do not complain of the dark, but increase the light; they do not complain of evil, but increase… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
...a man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Sometimes people's spiritual ideas become fixed and they use them against those who don't share their beliefs - in effect, becoming fundamentalist.… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
I think that war is diplomacy. There have been wars that have been fought for righteous reasons and there are wars that… — Stephen Lang Copy Share Image
The Republicans have a high Beady-Eyed Self-Righteous Scary Borderline Loon Quotient, as evidenced by Phyllis Schlafly, Pat Robertson, the entire state of… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
The reason people hate America is because they don't like being treated like garbage by arrogant, pompous, hypocritical, self-righteous, duplicitous, imperialist political… — Jacob G. Hornberger Copy Share Image
“Let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising loving kindness, justice,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Righteousness has to do with the vertical standard that God gives us to please Him. Justice has to do with the horizontal… — Tony Evans Copy Share Image
“This word "justify." It never means to make righteous inside. It means, strictly, to count righteous. It is very important to know… — Desmond Ford Copy Share Image
The exploitation and superficiality of mainstream America is the object not of [Bob] Dylan's hipster scorn, but of an apocalyptic parable of… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
[T]he moralists of Europe [have] pretended that beasts have no rights... a doctrine revolting/gross/barbarous... on which a native of the Asiatic uplands… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for… — Beverly Sills Copy Share Image
Whenever I allow anything but tenderness and compassion to dictate my response to life--be it self-righteous anger, moralizing, defensiveness, the pressing need… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Family councils, led by righteous, loving parents who are striving to teach their children to love and respect each other, can make… — M. Russell Ballard Copy Share Image
There is nothing like lust. Lust may be said to be the most powerful passion. Fortunately, we have but one thing which… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
A character standard is far more important than even a gold standard. The success of all economic systems is still dependent upon… — Roger Babson Copy Share Image
![“[D]on’t cling to your self-righteous suffering, let it go. . . . Nothing is too good to be true, let yourself be forgiven. To the degree you insist that you must suffer, you insist on the suffering of others as well. (90)” quote by Stephen Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23f/stephen-levine-6949_being-true_d-on-t-cling-to-your-self-righteous-suff_2009341.jpg)
![“The exploitation and superficiality of mainstream America is the object not of [Bob] Dylan's hipster scorn, but of an apocalyptic parable of holy fools and righteous thieves - the kind of imagery that Dylan's later work would explore more fully.” quote by Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/bob-dylan-168_america_the-exploitation-and-superficiality-of-m_988105.jpg)
![“[T]he moralists of Europe [have] pretended that beasts have no rights... a doctrine revolting/gross/barbarous... on which a native of the Asiatic uplands could not look without righteous horror...” quote by Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/arthur-schopenhauer-226_animal_t-he-moralists-of-europe-have-pretended_646569.jpg)
![“Whenever I allow anything but tenderness and compassion to dictate my response to life--be it self-righteous anger, moralizing, defensiveness, the pressing need to change others...I am alienated from my true self. My identity as Abba's child [a child of God] becomes ambiguous, tentative and confused” quote by Brennan Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/brennan-manning-959_ambiguous_whenever-i-allow-anything-but-tenderness_2805528.png)
