Prophecies Quotes

70 Prophecies quotes by 63 unique authors

Thus the good christian should beware of mathematicians and all those who make false prophecies, however much they may in fact speak the truth; lest,… — Saint Augustine
With prophecies the commentator is often a more important man than the prophet. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Each morning we sat reading our copy of the New York Times, the Washington Post or the Los Angeles Times and ruminated on their prophecies… — Dick Morris
Over our manhood bend the skies; Against our fallen and traitor lives The great winds utter prophecies; With our faint hearts the mountain strives, Its… — James Russell Lowell
The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does he… — Margaret Mead
Indeed the three prophecies about the death of individual art are, in their different ways, those of Hegel, Marx, and Freud. I don't see any… — Harold Bloom
Let the gentleman go to Revelation to learn the decree of God - let him go to the Bible. . . . I said that… — Jefferson Davis
Until now has there ever been a time in which so many of the prophecies are coming together? There have been times in the past… — Ronald Reagan
You see how this House of Commons has begun to verify all the ill prophecies that were made of it - low, vulgar, meddling with… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The New Testament rests itself for credulity and testimony on what are called prophecies in the Old Testament, of the person called Jesus Christ; and… — Thomas Paine
The Bible is not primarily a written or printed text to be scrutinized in private, in a scholar's study or a contemplative cell. It is… — Thomas Merton
What are prophecies? Don't we hear them every day of the week? And if one comes true there may be seven blind and come to… — Lady Gregory
Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies… — Eric Hoffer
Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies. — H. L. Mencken
I don't make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong. — Murray Walker
The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things. The swineherd cannot already be wed to the princess when he… — Peter S. Beagle
Everytime you read, you are walking among the dead, and, if you are listening, you just might hear prophecies. — Kathy Acker
Surely you don’t disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You don’t really suppose, do you, that all your… — J.R.R. Tolkien
You can tell the future?' 'More like the future mugs me from time to time.' Rachel said 'I speak prophecies. The oracle spirit kind of… — Rick Riordan
And my fear of failure has been lifelong and deep. If you are what you do- and I think my parents may have accidentally given… — Anne Lamott
The visions we offer our children shape the future. It _matters_ what those visions are. Often they become self-fulfilling prophecies. Dreams are maps. — Carl Sagan
OUR ORDINATION: Sir Isaac Newton, 1642 – 1747 About the times of the End, a body of men will be raised up who will turn… — Isaac Newton
The vampire bible, bound in human skin, written in blood, and full of prophecies that were never wrong. Trouble was, if you read the thing… — MaryJanice Davidson
My life is passed in making bad jokes and seeing them turn into true prophecies. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Oakbridge did his work with dramatics and prophecies that all would go horribly awry. Having dealt with him over midwinter, Kel wondered why the man… — Tamora Pierce

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