Quotes about Foundation

The stone that the builder refused shall be the head corner stone.

I am glad that we endured all those discomforts and inconveniences... It means a great deal, I think, to start off on a foundation which one has made for one's self.

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues: hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.

You wish to be great, begin from the least. You are thinking to construct some mighty fabric in height; first think of the foundation of humility. And how great soever a mass of building one may wish and design to place above it, the greater the building is to be, the deeper does he dig his foundation.

Fixed principles of truth are the only safeguard for youth.

Go forth and preach impostures to the world, But give them truth to build on.

If we do not have a deep foundation of faith and a solid testimony of truth, we may have difficulty withstanding the harsh storms and icy winds of adversity which inevitably come to each of us.

Where there is a lull in truth an institution springs up.

I will plant my feet on that step where my parents put me as a child, until self-evident truth comes to light.

A demonstration of sincere concern can be a strong building block of love.

The Land of Israel needs to build and be built, period.

I understand that sometimes the truth of God's Word can become a divider, an irritation, a stone of stumbling. But that's only because it remains unchanged, uncompromising, and steadfast. And what better reason could there be to build our lives on such an immovable foundation? To violate the Word of God is only to destroy ourselves, our joy, our peace, our happiness.