Zeal Quotes

224 Zeal quotes by 186 unique authors

But he alone having reached our deep corruption, he alone having taken upon himself our labors, he alone having suffered the punishments due for our… — Eusebius
Judged by every standard which history has applied to Governments, the Soviet Government of Russia is one of the worst tyrannies that has ever existed… — Winston Churchill
Let a man in a garret but burn with enough intensity and he will set fire to the world. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Too much zeal offends where indirection works. — Euripides
Determine what specific goal you want to achieve. Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving singleness of purpose, the trenchant zeal of a crusader. — Paul J. Meyer
Without wilderness, we will eventually lose the capacity to understand America. Our drive, our ruggedness, our unquenchable optimism and zeal and elan go back to… — Harvey Broome
...a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his… — Samuel Johnson
[Herschel and Humboldt] stirred up in me a burning zeal to add even the most humble contribution to the noble structure of Natural Science. No… — Charles Darwin
Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal. — Ignatius Loyola
The saints are sinners still. Our best tears need to be wept over, the strongest faith is mixed with unbelief, our most flaming love is… — Charles Spurgeon
Frank Capra, Hollywood's Horatio Alger, lights with more cinematic know-how and zeal than any other director to convince movie audiences that American life is exactly… — Manny Farber
Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how… — John Calvin
The zeal of friends it is that razes me, And not the hate of enemies. — Friedrich Schiller
Spontaneously to God should turn the soul, Like the magnetic needle to the pole; But what were that intrinsic virtue worth, Suppose some fellow, with… — Thomas Hood
I remember a passage in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield," which he was afterwards fool enough to expunge: "I do not love a man who is… — Samuel Johnson
We do that in our zeal our calmer moment would be afraid to answer. — Walter Scott
All zeal for a reform, that gives offence To peace and charity, is mere pretence. — William Cowper
Most satirists are indeed a public scourge; Their mildest physic is a farrier's purge; Their acrid temper turns, as soon as stirr'd, The milk of… — William Cowper
I have more zeal than wit. — Alexander Pope
Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will, And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill. — Alexander Pope
All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of the human advancement may for the most part be overcome… — Samuel Smiles
We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and… — Richard Steele
Our Savior was crucified for our sakes that by His death He might give us life and train and attract us all to endurance. To… — Saint Basil
We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. We should have moved with similar zeal at least a decade ago.… — Gerald R. Ford

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