All John Calvin Quotes
- Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols. Factories
- If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house, then in a field,...it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to… Atrocious
- For, to my mind, this is a certain principle, that nothing is here treated of but the visible form of the world. He who would… Art
- It would be the height of absurdity to label ignorance tempered by humility "faith"! (Institutio III.2.3) Absurdity
- We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen… Ask
- Let us not cease to do the utmost, that we may incessantly go forward in the way of the Lord; and let us not despair… Accomplishment
- True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self. Consists
- The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture… Both
- Our prayer must not be self-centered. It must arise not only because we feel our own need as a burden we must lay upon God,… Acutely
- A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers. All
- Those who set up a fictitious worship, merely worship and adore their own delirious fancies; indeed, they would never dare so to trifle with God,… Adore
- In forming an estimate of sins, we are often imposed upon by imagining that the more hidden the less heinous they are. Estimate
- Without the fear of God, men do not even observe justice and charity among themselves. Among
- All the arts come from God and are to be respected as divine inventions All
- As far as sacred Scripture is concerned, however much froward men try to gnaw at it, nevertheless it clearly is crammed with thoughts that could… Bud
- The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. It cannot be grasped by reason and memory only, but it is fully… Doctrine
- men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success Adversity
- In a way, the futile excuses many people use to cover their superstitions are demolished. They think it is enough to have some sort of… According
- No one can travel so far that he does not make some progess each day. So let us never give up. Then we shall move… Better
- There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God. Begin
- It is a promise which eminently deserves our observation that all who are united to Christ and acknowledge Him to be Christ and Mediator will… Acknowledge
- The whole world is a theatre for the display of the divine goodness, wisdom, justice, and power, but the Church is the orchestra, as it… Approach
- Bien que les étoiles ne parlent pas, même en étant silencieux, ils crient. Although the stars do not speak, even in being silent they cry… Bien
- For it is better, with closed eyes, to follow God as our guide, than, by relying on our own prudence, to wander through those circuitous… Better
- The most accomplished in the Scripture are fools, unless they acknowledge that they have need of God for their schoolmaster all the days of their… Accomplished