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But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.
— Ezekiel 47:11
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
— Matthew 5:13
Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
— Mark 9:50
Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
— Luke 14:34
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
— Colossians 4:6
True holiness does not make a Christian evade difficulties, but it allows him to face and overcome them. Jesus wants His people to show that His grace is not a mere greenhouse plant that can only thrive under shelter, but is a strong, hardy thing that can flourish in every circumstance of life. It is doing our duty in that condition to which God has called us — like salt in the midst of corruption and light in the midst of darkness — that is a primary element in sanctification.
— JC Ryle
All of us have the same percentage of salt in our blood in our sweat and in our tears and when we go back to the sea we go back whense we came
— John F. Kennedy
Be often among the godly. They are the salt of the earth—and will help to season you. Their counsel may direct you; their prayers may enliven you. Such holy sparks may be thrown into your breasts as may kindle devotion in you. It is good to be among the saints, to learn the trade of godliness: "He who walks with wise men shall be wise" (Proverbs 13:20).
— Thomas Watson
The salt, bitter passion of the sea, its indifference to the earth, its swinging, definite motion, its strength, its attack, and its salt burning, seemed to provoke her to a pitch of madness, tantalizing her with vast suggestions of fulfilment.
— DH Lawrence
Salt-sweet. Like not quite ripe strawberries covered with the light salt sweat of running days and hopping, skipping, jumping hours.
— Toni Morrison
When it comes to doing something about what is wrong in the world, Jesus is best known for his fondness for the minute, the invisible, the quiet, the slow — yeast, salt, seeds, light. And manure.
— Eugene Peterson
Religious liberty is the salt and light that has made us the great nation we are in a whole number of ways.
— Eric Metaxas