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Thursday, June 09, 2022

The chief instrument that must be engaged, and other quotes

The posting of quotes by human authors does not constitute agreement with either the quotes or their sources. (I try to confirm the sources that I give, but may miss on occasion; please verify if possible.)

“No man has a right to promise to do wrong.” -- Charles H. Spurgeon

“The chief instrument that must be engaged throughout the whole of corporate worship is the heart.” -- Unknown

“Sin is the Trojan Horse out of which comes a whole army of troubles.” -- Thomas Watson

“With God we may not strive: But to bow down the willing neck, and bear the yoke, is wise; To kick against the pricks will prove a perilous emprise.” -- Credited to the Greek poet Pindar, or Pindaros; translator unknown

“Victory has a thousand fathers, defeat is an orphan.” -- Attributed to various sources

“In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” -- George Orwell

“Cultural elitism is based on self-righteous judgmentalism which, in turn, begets even more self-righteous judgmentalism.” -- Michael Brown

“Be careful when you follow the masses – sometimes the ‘m’ is silent.” -- Unknown

“If a man’s business requires so much of his time that he cannot attend the services of his church, then that man has more business than God intended him to have.” -- credited to J. C. Penney

“God does not bless what his word forbids.” -- Unknown

“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” -- Dale Carnegie

“Wasted time equals wasted years, which equals wasted life.” -- Unknown

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” -- Stephen Covey

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