That discipline which corrects the eagerness of worldly passions, which fortifies the heart with virtuous principles, which enlightens the mind with useful… — Robert Blair Copy Share Image
There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful friend; Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
If you would reflect well and wisely, you would realize that those events you regard as personal misfortunes have served a useful… — Christine de Pizan Copy Share Image
One of the things that I try to do when I have a tough time with anything - whatever it may be… — Michael Grimm Copy Share Image
My father, John Steinbeck, was a man who held human history in great reverence, and in particular the biographies of those people… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Our measure of rewards and punishments is most partial and incomplete, absurdly inadequate, utterly worldly; and we wish to continue it into… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
[Islam] is the dynamic conviction that a person's spiritual and worldly responsibilities are one and the same, that an individuals duty to… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
Work unto death! I am with you, and when I am gone, my spirit will work with you. This life comes and… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Confronting the intolerable should be challenging and upsetting. Who could read the testimonies of Primo Levi and not feel intellectually and emotionally… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Let no one out of laziness or continuous worldly occupations miss these holy Sunday gatherings, which God Himself handed down to us,… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat; and worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
The rishis of old attained the Knowledge of Brahman. One cannot have this so long as there is the slightest trace of… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
Life is good to those who know how to live. I do not ever hope to accumulate great funds of worldly wealth,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
O Nanak, the worldly achievements and glory is worthy of being burnt in the fire if it causes one to forget God.… — Guru Angad Copy Share Image
If he who has little wit needs a master to inform his stupidity, he who has much frequently needs ten to keep… — Christian Scriver Copy Share Image
“It is so very sad to find a worldly Christian who is sure—according to him or her—of that security that the faith… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
So love is the recognition of oneness in a world of duality. This is the birth of God into the world of… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
I grew up on Stephen King, reading the books. I love the small town, 1950s feel to it, that nostalgia, and that… — Alexander Koch Copy Share Image
A godly man often grows best when his worldly circumstances decay. He who follows Christ for his bag is a Judas; they… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
“No one in this world is your boss! Yet people walk around with a perplexed look, thinking ‘someone will take away my… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
The act of praying is the very highest energy of which the human mind is capable; praying, that is, with the total… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
In our worldly perceptions of Jesus, we tend to embrace the kindness of his love ('be encouraged') but not the discipline of… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
By 'happiness' I do not mean worldly success or outside approval, though it would be priggish to deny that both these things… — Edith Sitwell Copy Share Image
To organize work in such a manner that it becomes meaningless, boring, stultifying, or nerve-racking for the worker would be little short… — E. F. Schumacher Copy Share Image
As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
Culture is being threatened when all worldly objects and things, produced by the present or the past, are treated as mere functions… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
There is a common, worldly kind of Christianity in this day, which many have, and think they have enough-a cheap Christianity which… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If Christians win a battle by using worldly means, they have really lost. — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Peace of mind, joy and happiness cannot be purchased with money or worldly goods. — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
“Those who have become vitarag (free from all worldly attachments), will have no intent of ownership (maliki bhav).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Wise men never grow up; indeed, they grow younger, for they lose the appalling worldly wisdom of youth. — John Buchan Copy Share Image
I'm not doing 'Once' to prove that I'm worldly or cultured. I just love the role. — Ronan Keating Copy Share Image
God is good but not safe, and the urge for safe art is often a worldly temptation away from goodness. — Kenneth Myers Copy Share Image
Peace is worth more than all worldly possessions; in addition, God rewards it even in this life. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Aphorisms have never seduced anybody, but they have fooled some into considering themselves worldly-wise. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image