Righteous Quotes

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No person I have ever met, not even the most righteous or pure of heart, has gone without those times when faith recedes in the… — Mitt Romney
Honesty is the cruelest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone - and hurt them to the bone - you can feel… — Dave Van Ronk
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does… — Beverly Sills
The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation. — Charles Spurgeon
I can't think of anything I hate more than a former punk - they are the most self-righteous people in the world. — Caitlin Moran
My god! people say. You have so much self-control! And later: My god. You're so, so sick. When people say this, they turn their heads,… — Marya Hornbacher
Anyone too undisciplined, too self-righteous or too self-centered to live in the world as it is has a tendency to idealize a world which ought… — David James Duncan
Occasionally some individuals let the seeming ordinariness of life dampen their spirits. Though actually coping and growning, others lack the quiet, inner-soul satisfaction that can… — Neal A. Maxwell
Perseverance means to continue in a given course until we have reached a goal or objective, regardless of obstacles, opposition, and other counterinfluences...Perseverance is a… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
If God permits virtue to be persecuted on earth, it is not for us to question his intentions. It may be that his rewards are… — Marquis de Sade
The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate. — Euripides
Do nothing because it is righteous or praiseworthy or noble to do so; do nothing because it seems good to do so; do only that… — Ursula K. Le Guin
...a man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed… — John Calvin
Prostitutes are in no danger of finding their present life so satisfactory that they cannot turn to God: the proud, the avaricious, the self-righteous, are… — C.S. Lewis
Silent white light filled the world. And the righteous and unrighteous alike were consumed in that holy fire. — Stephen King
Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to beâ€”or to be indistinguishable fromâ€”self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing… — Neal Stephenson
No one can tell what is righteous and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil. — Tsugumi Ohba
I believe I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I've found that just surviving is a noble fight. I once believed in causes… — Billy Joel
If we will build righteous traditions in our families, the light of the gospel can grow ever brighter in the lives of our children from… — L. Tom Perry
I'm more of a warrior than you'll ever be. I believe in the class war. I believe in the battle of the sexes. I believe… — Irvine Welsh

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