Book Quote by Edmund Spenser

Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.

— Bahá'u'lláh

A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.

— George Herbert

“... the pursuit of holiness must bre anchored in grace; otherwise it is doomed to failure.”

— Jerry Bridges

If hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue, piousness is virtue paying tribute to itself.

— Michael Kinsley

“The devotee does not cry out God’s name while continuing to defy His laws. An honest devotee is not such a hypocrite or blasphemer…

— Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

“Virtue is like precious odours, more fragrant when they are incensed or crushed; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover…

— Francis Bacon

“The inevitable consequence of obedience without delight is the erosion of holiness.”

— Bryan Chapell

Woe unto thee if after all thy profession thou shouldst be found under the power of ignorance, lost in formality, drowned in earthly-mindedness, envenomed…

— Joseph Alleine

“if any one shall endeavour to offer a sacrifice merely to outward appearance, unexceptionably, in due order, and according to appointment, while in his…

— The Church Fathers

“Worshiping in the beauty of holiness is an invitation to be participants in the holiness of God, not perfecters of it.”

— Tyler Braun

“holiness is a privilege, as well as a duty; it is a reward, a benefit to him who walks therein.”

— Various

“We rightly confess, in our articles of belief, that there is a holy church; for it is invisible, dwelling in a place that none…

— Martin Luther