Zeal Quotes · Page 3

Zeal,when it is a virtue,is a dangerous one

— Russyb

Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.

— Moliere

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal.

— Charles Buxton

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

— Thomas Fuller

The hopes of zeal are not wholly groundless.

— Samuel Johnson

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.

— Joseph Heller

Sinful zeal doth make men doubly sinful.

— Richard Baxter

Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow.

— Khalil Gibran

Kindness has converted more sinners than either zeal, eloquence, or learning; and these three last have never converted any.

— Frederick William Faber

To a zealot every one of his own sect is a saint, while the most upright of a different sect are to…

— Henry Home, Lord Kames

Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.

— Anonymous

He that does a base thing in zeal for his friend burns the golden thread that ties their hearts together.

— Jeremy Taylor

Not the zeal alone of those who seek Him proves God, but the blindness of those who seek Him not.

— Blaise Pascal

Our culture's zeal for longevity reveals our incredible collective fear of death.

— Ram Dass

The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding.

— Louis D. Brandeis

Just as food eaten without appetite is a tedious nourishment, so does study without zeal damage the memory by not assimilating what…

— Leonardo da Vinci

I think the key to passion, to zeal, is gratitude. Or to put it another way, the fuel to motivate is gratitude,…

— Ray Comfort

I would have every zealous man examine his heart thoroughly, and I believe he will often find that what be calls a…

— Joseph Addison

All who have their reward on Earth, the fruits Of painful superstition and blind zeal, Naught seeking but the praise of men,…

— Don DeLillo

Abundant choice doesn't force us to look for the absolute best of everything. It allows us to find the extremes in those…

— Virginia Postrel

If we look to the south, to Iran, which cannot be "accused" of excess democratic zeal - it goes without saying that…

— Garry Kasparov

If our zeal is embittered by expressions of anger, invective, or scorn—we may think we are doing service of the cause of…

— John Newton

Proclaim a theology of divine righteousness which demands justice, respect, tolerance, compassion, inclusiveness, trust in the ultimate efficacy of divine zeal, and…

— James A. Forbes

We all have to work in our respective spheres with the same dedication, the same zeal and the same determination which inspired…

— Lal Bahadur Shastri

A move of the Spirit of God is coming to the Catholic Church. The youth in particular will be ignited with a…

— Patricia King

If you have to do with one who is unquestionably a slanderer, do not excuse him by calling him frank and free-spoken;…

— Saint Francis de Sales

Smuggle out the truth, pass it through all the obstacles that its enemies fabricate; multiply, spread by all means possible her message…

— Maximilien Robespierre

In harvesting of evil deeds, the human race is busy; and doing so is to taste the pangs of Hell . .…

— Milarepa

In a state of tranquility, wealth, and luxury, our descendants would forget the arts of war and the noble activity and zeal…

— Samuel Adams

[Herschel and Humboldt] stirred up in me a burning zeal to add even the most humble contribution to the noble structure of…

— Charles Darwin

“The fortifications have never been attacked, nor has any sane man ever proposed any reason why they should be attacked. They have…

— Kurt Vonnegut

There is no way of influencing men so powerfully as by means of the women. These should therefore be our chief study;…

— Adam Weishaupt

If we only say what we feel, then we merely dwell in that which keeps us zeal.

— Anuj Somany

Zeal is ever the buckler and shield of a true soldier.

— George C. Wallace

Zeal for the glory of God motivates world missions

— John Piper

The zeal of friends it is that knocks me down, and not the hate of enemies.

— Friedrich Von Schiller

Teach yourself freedom with the same zeal that the world has taught you limits.

— Alan Cohen

Our children must never lose their zeal for building a better world.

— Mary McLeod Bethune

A single zealot may commence prosecutor, and better men be his victims.

— Thomas Jefferson

Real zeal is standing still and letting God be a bonfire in you.

— Catherine Doherty