Prodigal Quotes

54 Prodigal quotes by 46 unique authors

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous. — James Boswell
If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he… — Vance Havner
There is a trend today that would put a new robe on the prodigal son while he is still feeding hogs. Some would put the… — Vance Havner
For the army is a school in which the miser becomes generous, and the generous prodigal; miserly soldiers are like monsters, but very rarely seen. — Miguel de Cervantes
There is a tiny yellow daffodil, The butterfly can see it from afar, Although one summer evening's dew could fill Its little cup twice over,… — Oscar Wilde
We of an older generation can get along with what we have, though with growing hardship; but in your full manhood and womanhood you will… — Theodore Roosevelt
If men with fleshly mortals must be fed, and chew with bleeding teeth the breathing bread; what else is this but to devour our guests,… — Pythagoras
We have been the most prodigal of people with land, and for years we wasted it with impunity. There was so much of it, and… — William H. Whyte
I never understood redemption when I was young. Even before I was an atheist, I always thought with the prodigal son, "well, why's he getting… — Ricky Gervais
Hope is a prodigal young heir, and Experience is his banker; but his drafts are seldom honoured, since there is often a heavy balance against… — Charles Caleb Colton
The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration. — Edwin Louis Cole
Every reformation must have its victims. You can’t expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over the prodigal’s return. — Hector Hugh Munro
...prodigal summer, the season of extravagant procreation. It could wear out everything in its path with its passionate excesses, but nothing alive with wings or… — Barbara Kingsolver
Ironically, it was the father's blessing that actually "financed" the prodigal son's trip away from the Father's face! and it was the son's new revelation… — Tommy Tenney
Every good quality runs into a defect; economy borders on avarice, the generous are not far from the prodigal, the brave man is close to… — Victor Hugo
And keep you in the rear of your affection, Out of the shot and danger of desire, The chariest maid is prodigal enough If she… — William Shakespeare
What was she to say? "The prodigal has returned? The mutineer wishes to be reinstated? The subordinate, having gone to a great deal of trouble… — Robin McKinley
Those are not the tears of repentance!... Self-loathing is not sorrow. Yet it is good, for it marks a step in the way home, and… — George MacDonald
who can duly adore that Love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his… — C.S. Lewis
We want to be saved from our misery, but not from our sin. We want to sin without misery, just as the prodigal son wanted… — R C Sproul
Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the prodigal son who had fallen most low, could still be… — Soren Kierkegaard
Jesus disclosed that God is compassionate. Jesus spoke of God that way: "Be compassionate, as God is compassionate." Compassion is the primary quality of the… — Marcus Borg
Friendship is a prodigal, but love is a miser. — Proverb
If the Prodigal Son's a parable, and if Adam and Eve are metaphors, then maybe God is just figure of speech. — Dan Barker
If a man is miser, he will certainly have a prodigal son. — Vikrant Parsai

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