Zeal Quotes

224 Zeal quotes by 186 unique authors

I would have every minister of the gospel address his audience with the zeal of a friend, with the generous energy of a father, and… — Francois Fenelon
The novice in the military art flew from point to point, retarding his own preparations by the excess of his violent and somewhat distempered zeal;… — James F. Cooper
Our culture's zeal for longevity reveals our incredible collective fear of death. — Ram Dass
The Lord intends us to be powerful people-mighty in optimism and hopeful of spirit, powerful in evangelistic zeal, potent in influence, sturdy in moral fiber… — David Jeremiah
Being snarky and smug doesn't equate to providing insight, and there's more than one occasion when the filmmakers lose sight of this in their zeal… — James Berardinelli
Many of the white people [who] have been instruments in the hands of God for our good, even such as have held us in captivity,… — Richard Allen
In vain do we seek to awaken our churches to zeal in evangelism as a separate thing. To be genuine it must flow from love… — Archibald Alexander
The Mohawks have on all occasions shown their zeal and loyalty to the Great King; yet they have been very badly treated by his people. — Joseph Brant
Send us people with initiative, who can carry themselves and others too; such as need to be carried hamper the work and weaken those who… — Charles Studd
Non-African missionaries, responding generously to the Lord's call with ardent apostolic zeal, came to share the joy of revelation. Following in their footsteps, Africans are… — Pope Benedict XVI
Disciplined runners consistently clear their heads and focus fully on the journey ahead.. .because their passion and zeal for the goal supersedes the strain. The… — Priscilla Shirer
Our Father awaits us with great zeal and desire, and with love He will see us returning from afar, and He will look upon us… — Tikhon of Zadonsk
We see with what keenness and zeal the frivolous business of Freemasons is conducted, by persons knit together by the secrecy of their union. — Adam Weishaupt
There is no way of influencing men so powerfully as by means of the women. These should therefore be our chief study; we should insinuate… — Adam Weishaupt
No one can be a good Christian who does not with holy zeal set out to know, delight in, and live by the Word of… — John R. Rice
I was greatly influenced by one of my teachers. She had a zeal not so much for perfection as for steady betterment-she demanded not excellence… — Edward R. Murrow
When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'. — Ronald Knox
Fanaticism is the child of false zeal and of superstition, the father of intolerance and of persecution. — John William Fletcher
We have been filled with grief as we have witnessed the decline of the North American Church that was once filled with missionary zeal and… — Peter Akinola
Endeavor's partnership with Bain took off at just the right moment. We were embarking on our '3.0' organizational strategy, and thanks to the compelling analysis,… — Linda Rottenberg
If we can abandon our missionary zeal we have less chance of being eaten by cannibals. — Carl Whitaker
When the soul betrays itself and loses the blessed and longed-for fervor, let it carefully investigate the reason for losing it. And let it arm… — John Climacus
In harvesting of evil deeds, the human race is busy; and doing so is to taste the pangs of Hell . . . The piling… — Milarepa
Actually, all gifts have been given for reasons of temporal use and need and they will surely pass away at the end of the present… — John Cassian
Now, apparently strengthened as by a new spirit, with "might in the inner man," he labored with renewed energy and zeal; and new and singular… — Unknown Author

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