Quotes about Mention
But Simeon is the most abject tribe of all, for he is cursed by his father Jacob and is passed over in silence by Moses. Jerome, as I have stated, is of the opinion that no mention is made of Simeon because Judas Iscariot was to be born from that tribe.
— Martin Luther
Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
— Job 28:18
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
— Psalm 6:5
What practically defines the evangelical church today is an emphasis on two issues that Jesus did not even mention.
— Philip Yancey
You will do very well to refuse offices; for a man seldom fails to give offense in them. It ought to weary you simply to hear them mentioned.
— Catherine of Siena
But ignorance is widespread because most preachers never mention it.
— Terry James
I think he's accomplished so much, I don't think it's fair to put me in the same category as Coach Payton. I think, hopefully, if you achieve even close to what he has in this league, then maybe you start to get mentioned.
— Sean McVay
One of the rules for understanding the Bible is called "the law of first mention." This means that if you want to know what God says about something, study the first time He brings it up.
— Tony Evans
The jubilation of God's salvation corresponds to man's very real condition of lostness ... In Scripture, there is never any mention of a relativizing of sin since any such relativizing of sin would also automatically relativize the unspeakably wonderful nature of salvation.
— GC Berkouwer
If I weren't out here every day battling the white man, I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity - because you can hardly mention anything I'm not curious about.
— Malcolm X
No, it's this poisonous atmosphere. I suppose it is pretty thick, now that you mention it.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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