Confound Quotes

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Yet, after all, faith is not our righteousness. It is accounted to us in order to righteousness (Rom 4:5, GREEK), but not as righteousness; for… — Horatius Bonar
Faith is not our saviour. It was not faith that was born at Bethlehem and died on Golgotha for us. It was not faith that… — Horatius Bonar
Her theme was happiness: what it was; what it was not; where we might find it, where not; and how, if found, it must be… — Mary Lavin
Clever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects. — Confucius
To paraphrase Paul, God often uses the cheesy to confound the sophisticated. He regularly honors those who are confused about his leading as if they… — Mark Galli
Pray to God for gladness. Be glad as children, as the birds of heaven. And let not the sin of men confound you in your… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
The book exists for us perchance which will explain our miracles and and reveal new ones. The at present unutterable things we may find somewhere… — Henry David Thoreau
Human misery universally arises from some error that man admits as true. We confound our fears with the idea feared, and place the evil in… — Phineas Quimby
Oh! my friend, when you feel bursting on your lips the vow of eternal love, do not be afraid to yield, but do not confound… — Alfred de Musset
We all find ourselves involved in projects or activities that confound us-when or why did I say I would do this? What was I thinking?… — Naomi Shihab Nye
If you are trying to aid people in the process of self-discovery, what you have to do is confound them with so many concepts that… — Frederick Lenz
O Reader! hast thou eer stood to see The Holly-tree? The eye that contemplates it well perceies Its glossy leaes Ordered by an Intelligence so… — Robert Southey
All this [Paul's writing] is nothing better than the jargon of a conjurer who picks up phrases he does not understand to confound the credulous… — Thomas Paine
We cannot by a little verbal sophistry confound the qualities of different minds, nor force opposite excellences into a union by all the intolerance in… — William Hazlitt
The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity. — Maria Montessori
Confound not faith and feeling together. They are distinct. Faith is ours to exercise. Believe, believe. Let your faith take hold of the blessing, and… — Ellen G. White
Once a teen has been identified as part of the 'target market,' he knows he's done for. The object of the game is to confound… — Douglas Rushkoff
As long as you have life and breath, believe. Believe for those who cannot. Believe even if you have stopped believing. Believe for the sake… — Mark Helprin
The worst readers are those who behave like plundering troops: they take away a few things they can use, dirty and confound the remainder, and… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances to merit.... They confound the brilliance of the firmament with the star-shaped footprints… — Victor Hugo

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