Fasts Quotes

17 quotes by 12 authors

The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God. As for fasts, and vigils, and prayer, and… — Seraphim of Sarov
Every winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down into a vale of grief, And fasts, and weeps, and… — Charles Kingsley
Prayer, fasting, vigils, and all other Christian practices, however good they may be in themselves, certainly do not constitute the aim of our Christian life:… — Seraphim of Sarov
Lenten fasts make me feel better, stronger, and more active than ever. — Catherine of Genoa
The observances of the church concerning feasts and fasts are tolerably well kept, since the rich keep the feasts and the poor the fasts. — Philip Sidney
Speaking biologically, fruit in a slightly shriveled state is holding its respiration and energy consumption down to the lowest possible level. It is like a… — Masanobu Fukuoka
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: By his good character a believer will attain the degree of one who prays during the night and… — Abu Dawood
Periodic fasts are necessary to flush out the poisons. — Jentezen Franklin
There is a prophetic release that occurs in a church or an individual who fasts continually for forty days. — Jentezen Franklin
Every man, therefore, who expects justification by works, must see to it, not that he is better than other men, or that he is very… — Charles Hodge
Fasts and vigils, the study of Scripture, renouncing possessions and everything worldly are not in themselves perfection, as we have said; theyare its tools. For… — John Cassian
What the eyes are for the outer world, fasts are for the inner. — Mahatma Gandhi
The soul cannot be humbled by fasts and prayer; it must be broken by mortal sin to experience forgiveness of sin and rise to a… — Willa Cather
Every living soul among the Latter-day Saints that fasts two meals once a month will be benefited spiritually and be built up in the faith… — Heber J. Grant
Every Winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down into a vale of grief, And fasts, and weeps, and… — Charles Kingsley

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