Worldly Quotes

379 Worldly quotes by 287 unique authors

This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the… — William Law
Though everything else may appear shallow and repulsive, even the smallest task in music is so absorbing, and carries us so far away from town,… — Felix Mendelssohn
You say that your hope is in God, and he will, I am sure, stand by you. But you must not forget that you have… — Knute Nelson
You must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong. — Knute Nelson
Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise. — Francis Quarles
Our worldly successes cannot be guaranteed, but our ability to achieve spiritual success is entirely up to us, thanks to the grace of God. The… — Mitt Romney
Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a… — Laurence Sterne
For in every particular of the Word there is an internal sense which treats of things spiritual and heavenly, not of things natural and worldly,… — Emanuel Swedenborg
All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man. — Henry David Thoreau
Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high… — Henry David Thoreau
I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take… — John Woolman
Worldly influences would hinder use of our agency afforded through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But we are agents who can act, and that affects… — David A. Bednar
I become one of those people who walks alone in the dark at night while others sleep or watch Mary Tyler Moore reruns or pull… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
To fulfil the dreams of one's youth; that is the best that can happen to a man. No worldly success can take the place of… — Willa Cather
If Husain (as) had fought to quench his worldly desires…then I do not understand why his sister, wife, and children accompanied him. It stands to… — Charles Dickens
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
When we traded homemaking for careers, we were implicitly promised economic independence and worldly influence. But a devil of a bargain it has turned out… — Barbara Kingsolver
As a writing man, or secretary, I have always felt charged with the safekeeping of all unexpected items of worldly and unworldly enchantment, as though… — Elwyn Brooks White
It is good," he thought "to taste for yourself everything you need to know. That worldly pleasures and wealth are not good things, I learned… — Hermann Hesse
Remember that the best and greatest among mankind are those who do themselves no worldly good. Every successful man is more or less a selfish… — Thomas Hardy
The search for God is a reversal of the normal, mundane worldly order. In search for God, you revert from what attracts you and swim… — Elizabeth Gilbert
There can be no progress nor achievement without sacrifice, and a man's worldly success will be by the measure that he sacrifices his confused animal… — James Allen
God is pursuing with omnipotent passion a worldwide purpose of gathering joyful worshipers for Himself from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. He… — John Piper
The Mississippi River towns are comely, clean, well built, and pleasing to the eye, and cheering to the spirit. The Mississippi Valley is as reposeful… — Mark Twain
The worldly man treats certain people kindly because he 'likes' them: the Christian, trying to treat every one kindly, finds him liking more and more… — C.S. Lewis

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