Worldly Quotes

379 Worldly quotes by 287 unique authors

Love longs to be free, a stranger to every worldly desire, lest its inner vision become dimmed, and lest worldly self-interest hinder it or ill-fortune… — Thomas a Kempis
We have in effect renounced our Worldly citizenship when we receive the King of Kings and the Prince of Peace, Lord of Lords, God of… — David Berg
I haven't really been able to transfer into that extraordinarily other worldly creature, other than I hope on stage. — Renee Fleming
There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful friend; Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in the winde;… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But how difficult must life be, especially farther on when the… — Vincent Van Gogh
No one can liberate you, for no one has bound you; you hold on to the nettle of worldly pleasures and you weep for pain.… — Sathya Sai Baba
Together with worldly education, you have to cultivate the human values and undertake spiritual discipline. — Sathya Sai Baba
Life is good to those who know how to live. I do not ever hope to accumulate great funds of worldly wealth, but I shall… — Sigurd F. Olson
Only spread a fern-frond over a man's head and worldly cares are cast out, and freedom and beauty and peace come in. — John Muir
She lives a sophisticate's life among worldly people. At the slightest excuse she steps out of civilization, naked and relieved, as I should step out… — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
I am thankful that the church exists, thankful that it has done such great things, giving us laws, for instance - 'thou shalt' and 'thou… — Gerhard Richter
A person of wisdom is not one who practices Buddhism apart from worldly affairs but, rather, one who thoroughly understands the principles by which the… — Nichiren
Too much I've seen, and felt, and lov'd in life, Living I come to seek Lethaean calm; Let me, fair scenes! forget all worldly strife,… — Alphonse de Lamartine
In our worldly perceptions of Jesus, we tend to embrace the kindness of his love ('be encouraged') but not the discipline of his love ('and… — Criss Jami
Whenever you feel like feeling like a devil's advocate, Bible-thump. That, in a worldly world, is the great irony and satire of evangelism. — Criss Jami
I call those men worldly, earthly, or coarse, whose hearts and minds are wholly fixed on this earth, that small part of the universe they… — Jean de la Bruyere
It's quite a thing, if you've never been in or known a small southern town. The people are not particularly sophisticated, naturally. They're not worldly… — Harper Lee
We all have personalities, but in football a lot of times you don't talk about that because you want to focus more on the grit… — Dhani Jones
Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed in the church. — Pope Francis
When we walk without the cross, when we build without the cross and when we proclaim Christ without the cross, we are not disciples of… — Pope Francis
Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect of grating incongruity as the sound of a coarse voice… — George Eliot
France has been very good for me. It has given me a very worldly-cool attitude. — Marianne Faithfull
To me, country music is like the blues, but it's something very hip and - I don't want to say commercial - but it's very… — Etta James
I get the greatest feeling when I'm singing. It's other-worldly. Your feet are anchored into the Earth and into this energy force that comes up… — Cyndi Lauper
Death is not more certainly a separation of our souls from our bodies than the Christian life is a separation of our souls from worldly… — William Law

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