Devout Quotes
113 quotes by 102 authors
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To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
— Sri Aurobindo
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I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace. All this would have been…
— Teresa of Avila
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Tony Hale is a devout Christian and is a complete retard when it comes to swearing. The script called for him to swear for about…
— Jason Bateman
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Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
— Joseph Addison
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A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner.
— Thomas Carlyle
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I was a Muslim once, remember, and it was when I was most devout that I was most full of hate.
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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One would like to believe that people who think of themselves as devout Christians would also behave in a manner that is in according with…
— Richard John Neuhaus
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In the uttermost meaning of the words, thought is devout, and devotion is thought. Deep calls unto deep.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I do not believe that one can earnestly seek and find the priceless treasure of God's call without a devout prayer life. That is where…
— Ravi Zacharias
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With respect to public acknowledgment of religious belief, it is entirely clear from our nation's historical practices that the Establishment Clause permits this disregard of…
— Antonin Scalia
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Certainly amongst all devotions, after that of receiving the sacraments, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament holds first place, is most pleasing to…
— Alphonsus Liguori
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I pray you bear me henceforth from the noise and rumour of the field, where I may think the remnant of my thoughts in peace,…
— William Shakespeare
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Some have supposed that the mosquito is of a devout turn, and never will partake of a meal without first saying grace. The devotions of…
— Henry Ward Beecher
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In the ranks of the movement [National Socialist movement], the most devout Protestant could sit beside the most devout Catholic, without coming into the slightest…
— Adolf Hitler
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To them that ask: Where hast thou seen the Gods, or how knowest thou certainly that there be Gods, that thou art so devout in…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, sober steadfast, and demure, all in a robe of darkest grain, flowing with majestic train.
— John Milton
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His eyes were rolling in their sockets, and his face had taken on the colour and expression of a devout tomato. I could see he…
— P.G. Wodehouse
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Audible prayer can never do the works of spiritual understanding, which regenerates; but silent prayer, watchfulness, and devout obedience enable us to follow Jesus example.…
— Mary Baker Eddy
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Great readers, great listeners, and all have great work ethics. ... They work hard at what they do and they're devout to their reading and…
— Andy Wilkinson
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It was entirely due to my mother [a devout Buddhist] and her kindness and perseverance that the family was saved from utter ruin. For a…
— Chiang Kai-shek
Who Wrote These Devout Quotes
102 authors contributed a total of 113 Devout Quotes, led by these top contributors: