Quotes about Quote
Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapprov'd, and leave No spot or stain behind. Milton.
— Samuel Johnson
ANACEPHALÆOSIS (ANACEPHALÆO'SIS) n.s.[ or summary of the principal heads of a discourse.Dict.
— Samuel Johnson
It has been, from age to age, an affectation to love the pleasure of solitude, among those who cannot possibly be supposed qualified for passing life in that manner.Spectator,No 264.
— Samuel Johnson
Every project has been found to be no better than committing the lamb to the custody of the wolf, except that one which is called a balance of power.
— John Adams
Nothing can hurt you except sin; nothing can grieve me except sin; nothing can defeat you except sin. Therefore, be on your guard, my Mansoul.
— John Bunyan
There is no medium between the two things: the earth must either be worthless in our estimation, or keep us enslaved by an intemperate love of it.
— John Calvin
The frequent mention of the glory of God ought not to be regarded as superfluous, for what is infinite cannot be too strongly expressed.
— John Calvin
We both felt that the chief virtue of an interpreter consists in clarity combined with brevity.
— John Calvin
Where Christ does not reign men are wolves to men.
— John Calvin
For unless we realize our own helpless misery, we shall never know how much we need the remedy which Christ brings, nor come to him with the fervent love we owe him.
— John Calvin
Therefore, it is blasphemous to give the title Son to anyone but Christ.
— John Calvin
Hence we judge the papal sacraments to be frivolous, since in them the voice of God is not heard for the upbuilding of souls.
— John Calvin