Righteousness Quotes

582 Righteousness quotes by 377 unique authors

The exaltation and happiness of any community, goes hand in hand with the knowledge possessed by the people, when applied to laudable ends; whereupon we… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been… — George Orwell
If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony… — Sathya Sai Baba
Grace cannot be confused with righteousness. Grace is receiving what we do not deserve; mercy is not receiving what we do deserve. Righteousness, on the… — Francis Frangipane
I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there; in her fiertile… — W. Cleon Skousen
* Recognize that God is with you. * Acknowledge God knows what He's doing. * Search for God's will: the path He desires you to… — Brennan Manning
Man approaches God most nearly when he is in one sense least like God. For what can be more unlike than fullness and need, sovereignty… — C.S. Lewis
If we are indeed contending for truth and righteousness, let us not tarry till we have talent, or wealth, or any other form of visible… — Charles Spurgeon
...righteousness [is] always more believable when combined with dreariness. — Lloyd Alexander
If you don't have a righteous objective,eventually you will suffer. When you do the right thing for the right reason,the right result awaits. — Chin-Ning Chu
Bigotry is an odd thing. To be bigoted you have to be absolutely sure you are right and nothing makes that surety and righteousness like… — Ernest Hemingway
But privately when things got very bad I often looked into books to see whether I could find some helpful words, and one day I… — Saul Bellow
You cheated!” He looked at her, wide-eyed with feigned outrage. “I beg your pardon. If you were a man, I would call you out for… — Sarah MacLean
The righteousness by which we are justified is imputed; the righteousness by which we are sanctified is imparted. The first is our title to heaven,… — Ellen G. White
It seems to me there is less meanness in atheism, by a good measure. It seems that the spirit of religious self-righteousness this article deplores… — Marilynne Robinson
Our too-young and too-new America, lusty because it is lonely, aggressive because it is afraid, insists upon seeing the world in terms of good and… — Richard Wright
The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil… — Jeff Cooper
Pray earnestly and fast with purpose and devotion. Some difficulties, like devils, do not come out save by fasting and by prayer. Ask in righteousness… — Jeffrey R. Holland
People need a moral code, to help them make decisions. All this bio-yogurt virtue and financial self-righteousness are just filling the gap in the market.… — Tana French
The deceitfulness of the heart of man appears in no one thing so much as this of spiritual pride and self-righteousness. The subtlety of Satan… — Jonathan Edwards
But because their ancestors were men of righteousness, shall we consent to the abuses of their degenerate descendants? Because they did us a great good,… — Jose Rizal
To be a righteous woman during the winding up scenes on this earth, before the second coming of our Savior, is an especially noble calling...… — Spencer W. Kimball
That's the trouble with you preachers," he said. "You've all got too good to believe in anything," and he drove off with a look of… — Flannery O'Connor
He [Christ] died for me. He made His righteousness mine and made my sin His own; and if He made my sin His own, then… — Martin Luther
I went away and cried to the Master of the Universe, "What have you done to me? A mind like this I need for a… — Chaim Potok

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