Zeal Quotes

224 Zeal quotes by 186 unique authors

Nothing is more unjust, however common, than to charge with hypocrisy him that expresses zeal for those virtues which he neglects to practice; since he… — Lyndon B. Johnson
If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal… — Samuel Adams
The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Many (Christians) have zeal without knowledge, enthusiasm without enlightenment. In more modern jargon, they are keen but clueless. — John Stott
The sovereign electing grace of God chooses us to repentance, to faith, and afterwards to holiness of living, to Christian service, to zeal, and to… — Charles Spurgeon
Anger is a noble infirmity; the generous failing of the just; the one degree that riseth above zeal, asserting the prerogative of virtue. — Martin Farquhar Tupper
Just behind the darkness of closed eyes shines the light of God. When you behold that light in meditation, hold onto it with devotional zeal.… — Paramahansa Yogananda
Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love. If I do not love a person… — Roland Allen
The slender capacity of man's heart cannot comprehend the unfathomable depth and burning zeal of God's love toward us. — Martin Luther
Love to Jesus is the basis of all true piety, and the intensity of this love will ever be the measure of our zeal for… — Charles Spurgeon
Weaken a bad habit by avoiding everything that occasioned it or stimulated it, without concentrating upon it in your zeal to avoid it. Then divert… — Paramahansa Yogananda
Keep the Feast of the Resurrection. Be a Peter or a John; hasten to the Sepulchre, running together, running against one another, vying in the… — Gregory of Nazianzus
When you pray either aloud or to yourself for others ? for instance, for the members of your household or for strangers, even though they… — John of Kronstadt
It is a cheap zeal that reserves its passions to combat only the sins and temptations of others. — D. A. Carson
Teach yourself freedom with the same zeal that the world has taught you limits. — Alan Cohen
Alas, I have studied philosophy, the law as well as medicine, and to my sorrow, theology; studied them well with ardent zeal, yet here I… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I would to God that saints would cling to Christ half as earnestly as sinners cling to the devil. If we were as willing to… — Charles Spurgeon
Colonialism is a terrible bane for a people upon whom it is imposed, but a blessing for a language. English's drive to exploit the new… — Yann Martel
My father and uncles and all their friends turned their lungs black trying to satisfy my collector's zeal. — Edward G. Robinson
It is true that zeal is the soul of the virtues, but most certainly, Monsieur, it must be according to knowledge, as Saint Paul says;… — Vincent de Paul
Modern death is a matter of bright rooms and hard machines. Live long enough, and you might be filed away in a nursing home, your… — James Lileks
The vigour of government is essential to the security of liberty. . . . a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of… — Alexander Hamilton
Whatever capital you divert to the support of a shiftless and good-for-nothing person is so much diverted from some other employment, and that means from… — William Graham Sumner
God, give me a deep humility, a well-guided zeal, a burning love and a single eye, and then let men or devils do their worst! — George Whitefield
The fire to pursue God, the zeal to know God, and the humility to allow God to do whatever He pleases with our lives. — Eric Ludy

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