Proverbs Quote by Author Name

“The desires of the flesh leads to sin. But the delight of the spirit leads to life.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“All the pleasure of sin cannot be compared to the satisfaction with sweetness of life in the spirit.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“By capitulating to life, this world has betrayed nothingness. . . . I resign from movement, and from my dreams. Absence! You shall be…

— Emil Cioran

“These little things make all the great difference. When they are gone you must fall back upon your own innate strength, upon your own…

— Joseph Conrad

“There are two things to be aware of if the fight against evil inclinations is to have any chance of success. First, our efforts…

— Jacques Philippe

“The Christian living in disobedience also lives devoid of joy and hope. But when he begins to understand that Christ has delivered him from…

— Jerry Bridges

“Perhaps that was one of the flaws of the faith: life’s pleasures were all sins, as if the senses were the enemy of the…

— Stephen P. Kiernan

“Delight is God’s why behind the justice, righteousness, and steadfast love He practices. It’s not out of frustration or obligation, but delight.”

— Jessica Nicholas

“There may be human joy in doing good with definite purpose, but they who do good expecting nothing in return know a joy that…

— Maurice Maeterlinck

“Think it not enough, that you can bear the denial of sinful desires; but presently destroy the desires themselves. For if you let alone…

— Richard Baxter

Abandon desire for this world, and God will love you. Abandon desire for others’ goods, and people will love you.

— Ibn Majah

Men may deprive me of property and honour; sickness may take away my strength and other means of serving You; I may even lose…

— Claude de la Colombiere