Conceit Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Devotion is a certain act of the will by which man gives himself promptly to divine service.

— Thomas Aquinas

A man must be himself convinced if he is to convince others. The prophet must be his own disciple, or he will make none.…

— George Henry Lewes

Whilst a man is persuaded that he has it in his power to contribute anything, be it ever so little, to his salvation, he…

— Martin Luther

The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration.

— Hosea Ballou

“No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship or ministry or shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions…

— John Paul Davis

“A person is not religious solely when he worships a divinity, but when he puts all the resources of his mind, the complete submission…

— Gustave Le Bon

A man who worships in Spirit and Truth no longer honors the Creator because of His works, but praises Him because of Himself.

— Evagrius Ponticus

“A worshiper is a person who has complete freedom to choose, but loves God so much that he chooses to serve and obey him…

— Zach Neese

“There exists no greater or more painful anxiety for a man who has freed himself from all religious bias, than how he shall soonest…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Let us define 'man' as a poet perpetually conspiring against himself.

— Lawrence Durrell

“Devotion signifies a life given, or devoted to God. He therefore is the devout man, who lives no longer to his own will, or…

— William Law

Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God.

— George Whitefield