Worldly Quotes
379 quotes by 293 authors
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Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to a careless and…
— Johann Arndt
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I've been to MTV and all of that worldly stuff. It's death. It's meaningless.
— Stephen Baldwin
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they are judged to…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others.
— Ezra Taft Benson
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Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase,…
— Robert Burton
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From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of being always right.
— Samuel Butler
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Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction.
— Dante Alighieri
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As preachers of the gospel of Jesus, do not expect worldly honors: these Jesus Christ neither took to himself, nor gave to his disciples.
— Adam Clarke
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Despite trials, worldly confusion, and caustic voices, we can trust in the Lord and go forward with happy hearts, knowing that with every challenge or…
— Elaine L. Jack
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Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no…
— Dogen
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Happiness is not bought by money, but it can buy circumstances and conditions that improve the chances of a worldly kind of happiness.
— Steve Scott
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Worldly riches are like nuts; many a tooth is broke in cracking them, but never is the stomach filled with eating them.
— Nachman of Breslov
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Seek the simplest in all things, in food, clothing, without being ashamed of poverty. For a great part of the world lives in poverty. Do…
— Gennadius of Constantinople
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The doubts of an honest man contain more moral truth than the profession of faith of people under a worldly yoke.
— Ximenes Doudan
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Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges, and burdens. We…
— Richard G. Scott
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No degree of worldly darkness can extinguish the glow of a soul's inner light.
— Wes Fesler
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It is sometimes of God's mercy that men in the eager pursuit of worldly aggrandizement are baffled; for they are very like a train going…
— Henry Ward Beecher
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All men and women are born, live, suffer and die; what distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, whether they be dreams about worldly…
— Joseph Epstein
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I put a lot of emphasis on how to treat people. The reason for this is simple. The real success of our personal lives and…
— Mary Kay Ash
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The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. ... so suffering and tribulation free man from the petty affairs of…
— Abdu'l-Bahá
Who Wrote These Worldly Quotes
293 authors contributed a total of 379 Worldly Quotes, led by these top contributors: