Quotes about Conviction
It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.
— John Henry Newman
If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere.
— Henry Ward Beecher
If you can really make a man believe you love him, you have won him; and if I could only make people really believe that God loves them, what a rush we would see for the kingdom of God!
— DL Moody
Oh my brethren, Bold hearted men are always called mean-spirited by cowards!
— Charles Spurgeon
Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God
— RC Sproul
The very man who has argued you down, will sometimes be found, years later, to have been influenced by what you said
— CS Lewis
Conscience in the soul is the root of all true courage. If a man would be brave, let him learn to obey his conscience.
— James Freeman Clarke
Whatever else you fail of, do not fail of the influence of the Holy Spirit; that is the only way you can handle the consciences of men.
— David Brainerd
Without a thorough conviction of sin, men may seem to come to Jesus and follow Him for a season, but they will soon fall away and return to the world.
— JC Ryle
There will be people who will not be consoled for the loss of a cause which they believed to be holy.
— Ulysses S. Grant
You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness. We pardon to the extent that we love. Love is knowing that even when you are alone, you will never be lonely again. & great happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. Loved for ourselves. & even loved in spite of ourselves.
— Victor Hugo
Faith is necessary to men; woe to him who believes in nothing!
— Victor Hugo