Summons Quotes

50 quotes by 46 authors

Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage. — Frederick Buechner
I live now on borrowed time, waiting in the anteroom for the summons that will inevitably come. And then - I go on to the… — Agatha Christie
In the silence between your heartbeat bides a summons. Do you hear it? Name it if you must, or leave it forever nameless, but why… — Rumi
There is an essential difference between the decease of the godly and the death of the ungodly. Death comes to the ungodly man as a… — Charles Spurgeon
As our heart summons our strength, our wisdom must direct it. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Every funeral may justly be considered as a summons to prepare for that state into which it shows us that we must some time enter;… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Don't let yourself forget that God's grace rewards not only those who never slip, but also those who bend and fall. So sing! The song… — Hildegard of Bingen
Just as man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future. — Elie Wiesel
This is a beautiful time, this last age, the age of the Holy Spirit... He is crying to every soul that is walled: Open to… — Jessica Powers
Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though… — John F. Kennedy
Weep not for me. Rather let your tears flow for the sorrows of the multitude. My work is done. Like a ripe fruit I admit… — Lucretia Mott
Every one of us is a mystic. We may or may not realize it, we may not even like it. But whether we know it… — Wayne Teasdale
When a woman is making love with a man, a sense of heat in her brain, which brings forth with it sensual delight, communicates the… — Hildegard of Bingen
The message of the summoned life is that you don't need to panic if you don't yet know what you want to do with your… — David Brooks
I have learned, as has many another better writer, to summon inspiration to my call as soon as I begin my day's stint, and not… — Albert Payson Terhune
Man is a prisoner who has no right to open the door of his prison and run away. . . . A man should wait,… — Plato
Oh yes!...The sweet summons of God to man. That's when He calls you up to His arms. And it's the most beautiful thing, a rebirth,… — Oscar Hijuelos
Here lies the tremendous mystery - that God should be all-powerful, yet refuse to coerce. He summons us to cooperation. We are honored in being… — Elisabeth Elliot
The Way of Tao is this: It strives not, but conquers; It speaks not, but all is made clear; It summons not, but its house… — Laozi
Our voice resonates with life. Because this is so, it can touch the lives of others. The caring and compassion imbued in your voice finds… — Daisaku Ikeda

Who Wrote These Summons Quotes

46 authors contributed a total of 50 Summons Quotes, led by these top contributors: