These are quotes which stood out to me, possibly for use in a sermon someday. Their presence here does not mean I agree with them, it merely shows that I might want to reference them later. The default view is five random selections. Use the tag list on the right to view all quotes relevant to that theme.
Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily.
id: 407 | source: George Santayana | tags: Skepticism, Wisdom
One can say: "I will, but my body does not obey me"; but not: "My will does not obey me".
id: 924 | source: Augustine | tags: Desire, Discipline, Will
As part of an assignment, one seventh-grade class was asked: What would you wish for if you could have one wish come true? One student wrote, "If I could have one wish, I'd choose world peace. And if somebody already chose that, I'd wish for a boyfriend."
id: 964 | source: Anonymous | tags: Humor, Priorities
A certain group of scholars, mostly German or influenced by German protestant theology, has rushed to abandon positions before they were attacked, and to demythologize the Gospel message when there was no clear evidence that intelligent minds outside the Church were any more frightened by her mystery than by her morals.
id: 1137 | source: G. I. Bonner | tags: Apologetics, Church
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
id: 2107 | source: Theodore Roosevelt | tags: Delegation, Leadership