Holier Quotes

41 quotes by 38 authors

It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another,… — William Blake
I don't even pretend we can occupy the Lib Dem holier-than-thou, hands-entirely-clean-and-entirely-empty-type stance. No, we are getting our hands dirty, and inevitably and totally understandably… — Nick Clegg
I'm sure Sting's a lovely guy. It's just that nobody wants to be seen as that holier-than-thou thing. That over-earnestness is a bit of a… — Jarvis Cocker
A man can pray better because of the prayers of the past; a man can live holier because of the prayers of the past; the… — Edward McKendree Bounds
What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases out of twenty,… — J C Ryle
Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name. — William Wordsworth
When we invite the Holy Ghost to fill our minds with light and knowledge, He "quickens" us, that is to say, enlightens and enlivens the… — Keith K. Hilbig
Hollywood amuses me. Holier-than-thou for the public and unholier-than-the-devil in reality — Grace Kelly
There are actresses who've had expensive work done and look great, so I'm not holier-than-thou about it. But it wouldn't be for me, perhaps because… — Celia Imrie
Prophecy and history predict and record a great and universal apostasy which was to be followed by a restoration as predicted by John in Revelation.… — Hugh B. Brown
I got a imam, I got a rabbi, I got a priest, I got a reverend â€” I got 'em all. But I don't want… — Mike Tyson
He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose… — Thomas a Kempis
The holier a man becomes, the more he mourns over the unholiness which remains in him. — C.S. Lewis
Seek to be made holier every day; pray, strive, wrestle for the spirit, to make you like God. Be as much you can with God.… — Robert Murray M'Cheyne
There is not a heart but has its moments of longing, yearning for something better; nobler; holier than it knows now. — Henry Ward Beecher
Jesus is giving you such an opportunity to be holy, holier than all the saints that have ever been, because the world is in such… — Mother Angelica
Laughter is holier than piety, freedom is sweeter than fame, and in the end it's love and love alone that really matters. — Tom Robbins
Let us pray that the Church be holier and more humble, loving God by serving the poor, the lonely and the sick. — Pope Francis
Souls were the same. They, too, had useless baggage that impeded their proper performance, these annoying, holier-than-thou bits dangling like an appendix waiting for infection.… — J R Ward
There is no holier spot of ground than where defeated valor lies by mourning beauty crowned — Henry Timrod

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