Righteousness Quotes
582 quotes by 388 authors
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the universe is under the control of a loving purpose, and that in the struggle for righteousness man has cosmic companionship (angels). Behind the harsh…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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When a teacher of the future comes to point out to the youth of America how the highest rewards of intellect and devotion can be…
— Elihu Root
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Charity is in the heart of man, and righteousness in the path of men. Pity the man who has lost his path and does not…
— Mencius
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Whom God legally saves, He experimentally saves; whom He justifies, them He also sanctifies. Where the righteousness of Christ is imputed to an individual, a…
— Arthur W. Pink
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Mortification from a self-strength, carried on by ways of self-invention, unto the end of a self-righteousness, is the soul and substance of all false religion…
— John Owen
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And, indeed, this is one of the greatest mysteries in the world; namely, that a righteousness that resides in heaven should justify me, a sinner…
— John Bunyan
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My hope lives not because I am not a sinner, but because I am a sinner for whom Christ died; my trust is not that…
— Charles Spurgeon
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If this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is also His work;…
— Albert Einstein
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For that purpose Christ instituted holy baptism, thereby to clothe you with his righteousness. It is tantamount to his saying, My righteousness shall be your…
— Martin Luther
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You see how many are the benefits of baptism, and some think its heavenly grace consists only in the remission of sins, but we have…
— Saint John Chrysostom
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No matter what circumstances you sisters experience, your influence can be marvelously far-reaching. I believe some of you have a tendency to underestimate your profound…
— James E. Faust
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Therefore let us repent and pass from ignorance to knowledge, from foolishness to wisdom, from licentiousness to self-control, from injustice to righteousness, from godlessness to…
— Clement of Alexandria
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Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.
— Norm Rice
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How many does it take to metamorphose wickedness into righteousness? One man must not kill. If he does, it is murder.... But a state or…
— Adin Ballou
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As patterns of obedience develop, the specific blessings associated with obedience are realized and belief emerges. Desire, hope, and belief are forms of faith, but…
— Kevin W. Pearson
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The conditions of praying are the conditions of righteousness, holiness, and salvation.
— Edward McKendree Bounds
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We have been adopted as sons by the Lord with this one condition; that our life expresses Christ, the bond of our adoption. Accordingly, unless…
— John Calvin
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DO you know how people who have nothing delude themselves? You believe that there are things like truth and pity. There aren't such things. Do…
— Kim Do-hoon
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There are certain fundamental requisites for wise and resolute democratic leadership. It must build on hope, not on fear; on honesty, not on falsehood; on…
— Edmund Ezra Day
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The ultimate success of this government and the stability of its institutions, its progress in all that can make a nation honored, depend upon its…
— Jon Lord
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