Worldly Quotes
379 quotes by 287 authors
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For a wound to heal, you have to clean it out. Again, and again, and again. And this cleaning process stings. The cleaning of a…
— Yasmin Mogahed
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I was trying to be very at ease in this arrogant person, and very worldly, but something human came into the part. I hate to…
— Leslie Caron
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Fasts and vigils, the study of Scripture, renouncing possessions and everything worldly are not in themselves perfection, as we have said; theyare its tools. For…
— John Cassian
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Regard as free not those whose status makes them outwardly free, but those who are free in their character and conduct. For we should not…
— Anthony the Great
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Gluttony should be destroyed by self-control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice by compassion for the poor;…
— John of Damascus
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...we must first scrutinize thoroughly anything appearing in our hearts or any saying suggested to us. Has it come purified from the divine and heavenly…
— John Cassian
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Both learned and unlearned young men seldom go to church, and in general do not attend to their spiritual education, looking upon it as unnecessary…
— John of Kronstadt
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Let no one out of laziness or continuous worldly occupations miss these holy Sunday gatherings, which God Himself handed down to us, lest he be…
— Gregory Palamas
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The brotherhood of men does not imply their equality. Families have their fools and their men of genius, their black sheep and their saints, their…
— Aldous Huxley
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I see the angel Moroni, standing atop the temple, as a shining symbol of [our] faith. I love Moroni, because in a degenerate society, he…
— Elaine S. Dalton
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Worldly love can be like an ocean, yet an ocean has a bottom. Divine love is like the sky - limitless, infinite. From the bottom…
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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The key is realizing - and believing - that this world is not your home. If you and I ever hope to free our lives…
— David Platt
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People are in the habit of classifying life’s activities into those which are mundane and those which are religious. Remember, though, only those things done…
— Khurram Murad
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I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way…
— Hakeem Olajuwon
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If a man achieves worldly success and does not blend into his life a program of self-improvement to bring about a sensible balance, he no…
— John H. Vandenberg
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Peace of mind, joy and happiness cannot be purchased with money or worldly goods.
— Spencer W. Kimball
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It is the modern feminists who are the real male chauvinists, lusting for reproductive freedom (sexual irresponsibility) like playboys and demanding empowerment, that is, envying…
— Peter Kreeft
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Keep your own house and its surroundings pure and clean. This hygiene will keep you healthy and benefit your worldly life.
— Sathya Sai Baba
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We must do worldly jobs, but if we do them with sanctified minds, they become offerings to God.
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Cut the bondage of all worldly affections; go beyond laziness and all care as to what becomes of you.
— Swami Vivekananda
Who Wrote These Worldly Quotes
287 authors contributed a total of 379 Worldly Quotes, led by these top contributors: