"The more I see of the glory of……" — John Owen
"The more I see of the glory of Christ, the more the painted beauties of this world will wither in my eyes."
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176 Quotes by John Owen
John Owen has 176 quotes on this site.
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He who prays as he ought will endeavor to live as he prays.
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A minister may fill his pews, his communion roll, the mouths of the public, but what that minister is on…
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If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily…
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If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world:…
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We ought as much to pray for a blessing upon our daily rod as upon our daily bread.
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Labour to grow better under all your afflictions, lest your afflictions grow worse, lest God mingle them with more darkness,…
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The Scripture abounds in commands and cautions for our utmost diligence in our search and inquiry as to whether we…
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We all profess that we are bound for heaven, immortality, and glory: but is it any evidence that we really…
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Did you never run for shelter in a storm, and find fruit which you expected not? Did you never go…
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As rivers, the nearer they come to the ocean whither they tend, the more they increase their waters, and speed…
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If I have observed anything by experience, it is this: a man may take the measure of his growth and…
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Our great Pattern hath showed us what our deportment ought to be in all suggestions and temptations. When the devil…
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More Beauties Quotes
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one of 164 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and…
— Joseph Addison
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One day I undertook a tour through the country, and the diversity and beauties of nature I met with in…
— Daniel Boone
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I am firmly of the opinion that women who make a lot of effort to hang onto their looks in…
— Julie Burchill
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It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our…
— Jimmy Carter
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among the values of classical learning I estimate the Luxury of reading the Greek & Roman authors in all the…
— Thomas Jefferson
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One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time, it is like life starting all over again.
— Renzo Piano
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Lovers can do their amorous rites by their own beauties
— William Shakespeare
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Her lips are roses over-washed with dew, Or like the purple of Narcissus' flower; No frost their fair, no wind…
— Robert Greene
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Statesmen and beauties are very rarely sensible of the gradations of their decay.
— Lord Chesterfield
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In this would I live; in this would I die; upon this would I dwell in my thoughts and affections,…
— John Owen
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To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and…
— Nhat Hanh
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This is the whole secret of non-attachment: live in the world, but don't be of the world. Love people, but…
— Rajneesh
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