Earthly Goods Quotes
7 quotes by 6 authors
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Prayer reveals to souls the vanity of earthly goods and pleasures. It fills them with light, strength and consolation; and gives them a foretaste of…
— Rose of Viterbo
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Christ is our hope, our cleansing and santification, our resurrection, life and repose. He alone is what we all need, and therefore, the Orthodox Church…
— John of Kronstadt
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Do not worry! Earthly goods deceive the human heart into believing that they give it security and freedom from worry. But in truth, they are…
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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While Christianity was able to agree with pagan writers that inordinate attachment to earthly goods can lead to unnecessary pain and grief, it also taught…
— Timothy Keller
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If we do not bear the cross of the Master, we will have to bear the cross of the world, with all its earthly goods.…
— Sadhu Sundar Singh
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The possessions God allows us to have are intended for our use, not our enjoyment. Trying to squeeze something out of them that was never…
— William Gurnall
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Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected.... Hoarding is idolatry.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Who Wrote These Earthly Goods Quotes
6 authors contributed a total of 7 Earthly Goods Quotes as follows: