Prophets Quotes
284 Prophets quotes by 207 unique authors
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Men are rapists, batterers, plunderers, killers; these same men are religious prophets, poets, heroes, figures of romance, adventure, accomplishment, figures ennobled by tragedy and defeat.…
— Andrea Dworkin
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Perfection does not come in this life, but we exercise faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and keep our covenants. President Monson has promised, "Your…
— Neil L. Andersen
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Our God is a God of love. He waits with open arms, and the unfolding of His merciful plan of salvation is not only therefore…
— Neal A. Maxwell
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You are challenged to avoid mediocrity, acquire knowledge from the sages of antiquity, the achievements of the scientific present, and the prophets of the living…
— John H. Vandenberg
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There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us…
— Billy Joel
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We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.
— Oscar Romero
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Only if you have some knowledge of the human sacrifices, the vicious temple rites, the degrading superstitions and customs that were practiced . . .…
— Carlton J. H. Hayes
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In all church discussions we are apt to forget the second Testament is avowedly only a supplement. Jesus came to complete the law and the…
— Benjamin Disraeli
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Well, here’s a scientific question: Has anybody ever seen hard evidence? What we get is theories from our earlier prophets. Now, people who think that…
— Morgan Freeman
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Religion is man-made. Even the men who made it cannot agree on what their prophets or redeemers or gurus actually said or did.
— Christopher Hitchens
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How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, “This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger…
— Carl Sagan
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The gift of faith is a priceless spiritual endowment... Our faith is centered in God our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer. It…
— Neil L. Andersen
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What's the truth? The truth is what people WANT. Liars are basically idealists, liars are saints and prophets. Jesus was a liar.
— Jane Rogers
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Are writers reporters, prophets, crazies, entertainers, preachers, judges, what?
— Wallace Stegner
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The Prophet also said: "A truthful and trustworthy merchant is associated with the prophets."
— Muhammad ibn Isa at-Tirmidhi
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Man represses the irrational passions of destructiveness, hate, envy, revenge; he worships power, money, the sovereign state, the nation; while he pays lip service to…
— Erich Fromm
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All of the great prophets of modern times have come from the desert: Mohammed, Jesus and myself.
— Muammar al-Gaddafi
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Tremendous purity, tremendous renunciation, is the one secret of spirituality. “Neither through wealth, nor through progeny, but through renunciation alone is immortality to be reached,”…
— Swami Vivekananda
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The well adjusted make poor prophets. A pleasant existence blinds us to the possibilities of drastic change. We cling to what we call our common…
— Eric Hoffer
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Any human being who is becoming independent of conditionings, of religions, scriptures, prophets and messiahs, has arrived home. He has found the treasure which was…
— Rajneesh
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Nothing that God has ever said about Himself will be modified; nothing the inspired prophets and apostles have said about Him will be rescinded. His…
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Multitudes of people who expect to go to Heaven will go to a Hell of torment. Thousands of "good" people, "moral" people, church members, even…
— John R. Rice
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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find…
— Socrates
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John the Baptist never performed any miracles. Yet, he was greater than any of the Old Testament prophets.
— Leonard Ravenhill
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Jesus Christ doesn’t just give us truths; he is the truth. Jesus Christ is the prophet to end all prophets. He gives us hard-copy words from God,…
— Timothy Keller
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