Roots Quotes

1850 Roots quotes by 1361 unique authors

Let no man pretend to fear sin that does not fear temptation also! These two are too closely united to be separated. He does not… — John Owen
The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will... An education which… — William James
I believe it is important for the university to always remember its roots. — Michael N. Castle
Amid all change, we desire something permanent; amid all variety, something stable; amid all progress, some central unity of life; something which deepens as we… — James Freeman Clarke
The root-trouble of the present distress is that the Church has more faith in the world and the flesh than in the Holy Ghost. — Samuel Chadwick
There are three kinds of violence: one, through our deeds; two, through our words; and three, through our thoughts. …The root of all violence is… — Eknath Easwaran
Woman is the root of all evil. — St. Jerome
Tofu is the root of all evil, and there's only one thing that can change a man's mind, and that's a modified Uzi with an… — Robert Downey, Jr.
Modern societies accepted the treasures and the power offered them by science. But they have not accepted - they have scarcely even heard - its… — Jacques Monod
We cannot afford the still-birth of new ideas that lack the life force that comes from the depths. We are called to return to the… — Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
The world is part of our own self and we are a part of its suffering wholeness. Until we go to the root of our… — Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Our world, so we see and hear on all sides, is drowning in materialism, commercialism, consumerism. But the problem is not really there. What we… — Jacob Needleman
Land is a nation's basis for existence. The nation has its roots like those of a tree deep in the country's soil whence it derives… — Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
The root of all desires is the one desire: to come home, to be at peace. — Jean Klein
In almost every musical ever written, there's a place that's usually about the third song of the evening - sometimes it's the second, sometimes it's… — Unknown Author
We are often indifferent to our brethren who are distressed or upset, on the grounds that they are in this state through no fault of… — John Cassian
But we need to pray daily for humility and honesty to see these sinful attitudes for that they really are, and then for grace and… — Jerry Bridges
Audrey Auld is a great singer songwriter. She holds a unique place in contemporary Americana/Roots music. I believe that this uniqueness is largely due to… — Fred Eaglesmith
Industry is the root of all ugliness. — Oscar Wilde
The pain that comes from deep love makes your love more fruitful. It is like a plow that breaks the ground to allow the seed… — Henri Nouwen
No one comes from the earth like grass. We come like trees. We all have roots. — Maya Angelou
Love is like a tree, it grows of its own accord, it puts down deep roots into our whole being. — Victor Hugo
I don’t claim to know an over-arching ‘Meaning of Life,’ but I do operate under the understanding that life should not be lived under the… — David G. McAfee
The silence of the forest is my bride and the sweet dark warmth of the whole world is my love, and out of the heart… — Thomas Merton
The root of all sin is the suspicion that God is not good. — Oswald Chambers

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