Merely Quotes

3319 Merely quotes by 1909 unique authors

To fail to pray, then, is not to merely break some religious rule- it is a failure to treat God as God. — Timothy Keller
I do not believe in adding enrichment merely for the sake of enrichment. Unless it adds clearness to the enunciation of the theme, it is… — Frank Lloyd Wright
Seeing, despite the name, isn’t merely visual. — Seth Godin
Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another's word for it. We need to develop meditation so… — Ajahn Chah
Waste is unjustified, and especially the waste of time limited as that commodity is in our days of probation. One must live, not only exist;… — Spencer W. Kimball
Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin. They don't… — Francis Chan
We must be willing to be guided of God, not merely now and then, but as a life proposition. — E. Stanley Jones
We need to look at the repetitions in the stories we tell ourselves [and] at the process of the stories rather than merely their surface… — Philippa Perry
In the long run, doing work that's important leads to more happiness than doing work that's merely profitable. — Seth Godin
You are not merely the body; you are 100% Pure Being. But you must find this out for yourself. It must become your own discovery,… — Mooji
You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You can't merely wing… — Seth Godin
We are not merely imperfect creatures who must be improved; we are rebels who must lay down our arms. — C.S. Lewis
Do not flatter yourselves: if you go to places of worship merely to look about you or to hear music, you are not worshipping God. — Charles Spurgeon
The Gospel was not meant merely to reside in our intellect, memories, and tongues, but to be seen in our lives. — J C Ryle
Do not overlook tiny good actions, thinking they are of no benefit; even tiny drops of water in the end will fill a huge vessel.… — Gautama Buddha
Creation is in part merely the business of forgoing the great and small distractions. — Elwyn Brooks White
True Christianity is not merely believing a certain set of dry abstract propositions: it is to live in daily personal communication with an actual living… — J C Ryle
If anyone feels his sins, let him come at once, straight, direct, not merely to church, or to the sacrament, or to repentance, or to… — J C Ryle
I believe nothing merely because Calvin taught it, but because I have found his teaching in the Word of God. — Charles Spurgeon
The painter who draws merely by practice and by eye, without any reason, is like a mirror which copies every thing placed in front of… — Leonardo da Vinci
Love as distinct from “being in love” is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by… — C.S. Lewis
Love...is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit; reinforced by (in Christian marriages) the… — C.S. Lewis
Darkness is merely the absence of light, and fear is merely the absence of love. If we want to be rid of fear, we cannot… — Marianne Williamson
Calvary not merely made possible the salvation of those for whom Christ died; it ensured that they would be brought to faith and their salvation… — J I Packer
Even if it were true that we need God to be moral, it would of course not make God's existence more likely, merely more desirable… — Richard Dawkins

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