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187 Piety quotes by 146 unique authors

We may wonder at the choice of Israel and Rome as the archetypes of the new nation, in view of the long history of suffering… — Robert Neelly Bellah
The true makes of history are the spiritual men whom the world knew not, the unregarded agents of the creative action of the Spirit. The… — Christopher Dawson
Jesus is the purest among the mighty, and the mightiest among the pure, who, with his pierced hand has raised empires from their foundations, turned… — Jean Paul
The religion of Jesus Christ aims at nothing less than the utter overthrow of all other systems of religion in the world; denouncing them as… — Simon Greenleaf
These are no ordinary claims; and it seems hardly possible for a rational being to regard them with even a subdued interest; much less to… — Simon Greenleaf
But if they are well-founded and just, they can be no less than the high requirements of heaven, addressed by the voice of God to… — Simon Greenleaf
The United States is only one superpower. Today they lead the world. Nobody has doubts about it. Militarily. They also lead economically but they're getting… — Lech Walesa
If there is a God, there is a map. If God has a map, his map is the true map. — Peter Kreeft
The civilization you sit in ... is now obvious in crisis, perhaps death pangs, twisting grotesquely like a dying animal, swirling down the garbage drain-this… — Peter Kreeft
The most striking feature if this map is the stark fat of the Two Roads. There is the road that leads to Life, and there… — Peter Kreeft
Indifferent acts are judged by their ends sins are judged by themselves. — Saint Augustine
Ethics without virtue is an illusion. What is the highest purpose of ethics? It is to make a person good, that is virtuous. — Peter Kreeft
Whenever you remember me, now or hereafter, one word you must remember: God only lives in cozy homes. Man without a cozy home is a… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny. — Mary Douglas
In the matter of piety, poverty serves us better than wealth, and work better than idleness, especially since wealth becomes an obstacle even for those… — Saint John Chrysostom
Love to Jesus is the basis of all true piety, and the intensity of this love will ever be the measure of our zeal for… — Charles Spurgeon
...works of piety and charity... are necessary in this present life for as long as inequality prevails. Their workings here would not be required were… — John Cassian
...we must first scrutinize thoroughly anything appearing in our hearts or any saying suggested to us. Has it come purified from the divine and heavenly… — John Cassian
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
We fear not God because of any compulsion; our faith is no fetter, our profession is no bondage, we are not dragged to holiness, nor… — Charles Spurgeon
As piety, religion and morality have a happy influence on the minds of men, in their public as well as private transactions, you will not… — Samuel
The first point of justice ... consists in piety; nothing certainly being so great a debt upon us as to render to the Creator and… — Samuel
In the beds which the piety of the public has prepared on every side, stricken men await the verdict of fate. — Georges Duhamel
There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage. — Moliere
God is not interested in our public displays of piety. He's not interested in religion in terms of the outward show. He's interested in godliness. — R C Sproul

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