Zeal Quotes · Page 7

Do not too many believe no zeal to be spiritual but what is censorious or vindictive? Whereas no zeal is spiritual that…

— Thomas Sprat

If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of…

— Samuel Adams

Put passion, zeal, and enthusiasm into everything you do.

— Lamisi Danaba

Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will, And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill.

— Alexander Pope

Weaken a bad habit by avoiding everything that occasioned it or stimulated it, without concentrating upon it in your zeal to avoid…

— Paramahansa Yogananda

It is true that zeal is the soul of the virtues, but most certainly, Monsieur, it must be according to knowledge, as…

— Vincent de Paul

I would have every minister of the gospel address his audience with the zeal of a friend, with the generous energy of…

— Francois Fenelon

The first amendment makes it clear that we are free to practice religion without government interference. The Constitution also establishes the separation…

— Roxane Gay

Let anyone who has zeal for God come with me! Let us fight for our brothers! Let Heaven's will be done!

— Conrad III of Germany

I think that sometimes conservatives are way too naive to understand the zeal that liberals have in trying to destroy using Alinsky…

— Andrew Breitbart

Colonialism is a terrible bane for a people upon whom it is imposed, but a blessing for a language. English's drive to…

— Yann Martel

The difference between great and average is, mostly, having the imagination and zeal to re-create yourself daily.

— Tom Peters

Whether zeal or moderation be the point we aim at, let us keep fire out of the one, and frost out of…

— Joseph Addison

I would to God that saints would cling to Christ half as earnestly as sinners cling to the devil. If we were…

— Charles Spurgeon

If our zeal were true and genuine we should be much more angry with a sinner than a heretic.

— Joseph Addison

We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. We should have moved with similar zeal at least…

— Gerald R. Ford

The strongest affection and utmost zeal should, I think, promote the studies concerned with the most beautiful objects, most deserving to be…

— Nicolaus Copernicus

Awake, my soul! Stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown.

— Philip Doddridge

I was never capable of being an average pupil. I would either seem refractory to any teaching and give the impression of…

— Salvador Dali

Give heed to the cause of the holy Roman Church, mother of all churches and teacher of the faith, whom you by…

— Pope Leo X

True knowledge never shuts the door on more knowledge, but zeal often does.

— Hugh Nibley

Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost.

— Gautama Buddha

For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny…

— Mahatma Gandhi

In [David] Douglas's success in life ... his great activity, undaunted courage, singular abstemiousness, and energetic zeal, at once pointed him out…

— Joseph Dalton Hooker

The fields are still ripe for harvesting (cf. Jn 4:35); God continues to give the growth (cf. 1 Cor 3:6). We can…

— Pope Benedict XVI