Affliction Quote by William Jenkyn Download Open image “As the wicked are hurt by the best things, so the godly are bettered by the worst.” — William Jenkyn ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Affliction Best things Godly Hurt Religious Wicked Worst
“If the Divine call does not make us better, it will make us very much worse. Of all bad men religious bad men are… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
The World is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I inquired what wickedness is, and I didn't find a substance, but a perversity of will twisted away from the highest substance - You,… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
God is able to transform the hostile intentions of wicked people into blessings for His people. — Max Anders Copy Share Image
But the miracle of the redemptive reality of God is that the worst and the vilest offender can never exhaust the depths of His… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“If you could be either God’s worst enemy or nothing, which would you choose? We are God’s middle children, according to Tyler Durden, with… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Why did people be so wicked and painful to other people who has done nothing wrong to them: for I better be a door… — Akamnonu Daniel Copy Share Image
God extends his grace to his people (and mankind in general) when he destroys the wicked, because in destroying the wicked, he is averting… — Andrew Sandlin Copy Share Image
To forsake Christ for the world, is to leave a treasure for a trifle, eternity for a moment, reality for a shadow — William Jenkyn Copy Share Image
There is nothing destroyed by sanctification but that which would destroy us. — William Jenkyn Copy Share Image
We are not justified by doing good works, but being justified we then do good. — William Jenkyn Copy Share Image
The bending of men's hearts to believe and persevere are the supernatural fruits of God's eternal decree, and not the natural fruits of man's… — William Jenkyn Copy Share Image
I don't feel insecure about any of this work anymore. Maybe I don't have what I had when I was younger. I'm not really… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
Every man will have his own criterion in forming his judgment of others. I depend very much on the effect of affliction. I consider… — Richard Cecil Copy Share Image
WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Come, then, affliction, if my Father wills, and be my frowning friend. A friend that frowns is better than a smiling enemy. — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
Henceforth, I'll bear Affliction till it do cry out itself, 'Enough, enough, and die. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas. — Sol LeWitt Copy Share Image
Aimee Parkison offers a distinct new voice to contemporary fiction. Her seductive stories explore childhood as a realm of sorrows, and reveal the afflictions… — Carol Anshaw Copy Share Image
May I strike my heart's keys clearly, and may none fail because of slack, uncertain, or fraying strings. May the tears that stream down… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
Afflictions make the heart more deep, more experimental, more knowing and profound, and so, more able to hold, to contain, and beat more. — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
![“May I strike my heart's keys clearly, and may none fail because of slack, uncertain, or fraying strings. May the tears that stream down my face make me more radiant: may my hidden weeping bloom… How we waste our afflictions!... [T]hey're really our wintering foliage, our dark greens of meaning…” quote by Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c7/rainer-maria-rilke-193_abode_may-i-strike-my-heart-s-keys-clearly-and_52479.jpg)
