As worldly thoughts diminish, thoughts of God increase. Normally, the mind is all the time desiring these worldly things. As the desires… — Sathya Sai Baba 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
sex has never been private and it never will be. We perform the act in private but we must be public about… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
Books admitted me to their world open-handedly, as people for their most part, did not. The life I lived in books was… — Jonathan Raban Copy Share Image
Diligence means to be keen in matters of virtue and justice, but worldly people use diligence to solve their economic difficulties. Frugality… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
All men and women are born, live, suffer and die; what distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, whether they be… — Joseph Epstein Copy Share Image
Our religion is one which challenges the ordinary human standards by holding that the ideal of life is the spirit of a… — D. Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“Only those who know the supremacy of the intellectual life— the life which has a seed of ennobling thought and purpose within… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination. Forget all the worldly knowledge… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
Amidst the rush of worldly comings and goings, I observe how all endings become beginnings — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
The worldly man treats certain people kindly because he 'likes' them: the Christian, trying to treat every one kindly, finds him liking… — Anonymous 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
Perhaps when we're forced to forfeit what we own, we lose any sentimental associations. Perhaps pawning our valuables frees us in the… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
If your career is not predicated on just your physical beauty, you're able to project a sophistication. You can take sophisticated to… — Christine Baranski Copy Share Image
It is the long term investor who will in practice come in for the most criticism. For it is the essence of… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
It is a myth that man in his natural state is genuinely seeking God. Men do seek God. But they do not… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Let the mantle of worldly enjoyments hang loose about you, that it may be easily dropped when death comes to carry you… — Thomas Boston Copy Share Image
I would confront the thieves, I thought, and the self-evident justice of my case would cause them to crumble before me. I… — Robert Charles Wilson Copy Share Image
It is impossible that this gnosis resulting in the heart should be achieved by man for any other purpose than to obey… — Ibn Ata Allah Copy Share Image
I'm a worldly angel, meaning I've adjusted to the ways of the world, even though I am a child of God. I… — Aaron Dontez Yates Copy Share Image
One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whenever you feel like feeling like a devil's advocate, Bible-thump. That, in a worldly world, is the great irony and satire of… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
My mom, she was, at a young age, caught up in the worldly ways. At that time, it was very intriguing to… — Amar'e Stoudemire Copy Share Image
The secret of happiness lies in the mind's release from worldly ties. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Most of us still caged within careers chosen for us by our not entirely worldly 18-22 year old selves. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
