Zeal Quotes
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But God himself is truth; in propagating which, as men display a greater integrity and zeal, they approach nearer to the similitude of God, and possess a greater portion of his love.
John Milton -
Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
Saint Ignatius
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In their zeal for particular kinds of decisions to be made, those with the vision of the anointed seldom consider the nature of the: process: by which decisions are made. Often what they propose amounts to third-party decision making by people who pay no cost for being wrong-surely one of the least promising ways of reaching decisions satisfactory to those who must live with the consequences.
Thomas Sowell -
Too much zeal offends where indirection works.
Euripides -
Zeal is the chief source, or one of the chief sources of spiritual power. God employs living souls to communicate life. In all ages, men of zeal have produced great results. This qualification, in the absence of others, can accomplish wonders.
Charles Hodge -
True zeal is connected with a holy life. It is remarkable how often the greatest zealots for God, the Church, and sound doctrine (as they regard it), have been unholy and even immoral in their lives.
Charles Hodge -
All zeal for a reform, that gives offence To peace and charity, is mere pretence.
William Cowper -
In Russian administration, minuteness does not exclude disorder. Much trouble is taken to attain unimportant ends, and those employed believe they can never do enough to show their zeal. The result is...that having passed through one formality does not secure the stranger from another.
Marquis De Custine
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Zeal and duty are not slow But on occasion's forelock watchful wait.
John Milton -
Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
Moliere -
Zeal will do more than knowledge.
William Hazlitt -
Minnesotans hate zeal. Zeal is right up there on the list of suspicious emotional behaviors like joy and despair. Always err on the side of blandness.
Tami Hoag -
Everything is perfect. Everything is fine. The rules of life are made up. The rules only exist in your mind. Of course there may be courtesies And closures and laws to abide, But the zeal with which you play Relies on where YOU draw the line
Jason Mraz -
The slender capacity of man's heart cannot comprehend the unfathomable depth and burning zeal of God's love toward us.
Martin Luther
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It would seem that zeal is not an effect of love. For zeal is a beginning of contention.
Thomas Aquinas -
Blind zeal is soon put to a shameful retreat, while holy resolution, built on fast principles, lifts up its head like a rock in the midst of the waves.
William Gurnall -
Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age have left me naked to mine enemies.
William Shakespeare -
My father and uncles and all their friends turned their lungs black trying to satisfy my collector's zeal.
Edward G. Robinson -
The Mohawks have on all occasions shown their zeal and loyalty to the Great King; yet they have been very badly treated by his people.
Joseph Brant -
In a delightful garden, sowing, planting or digging are not hardship but are done with a zeal and a certain pleasure.
Martin Luther
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To disarm a zealot, teach him truth by precept, and mildness by example.
Al-Kindi -
If we can abandon our missionary zeal we have less chance of being eaten by cannibals.
Carl Whitaker -
When you are laboring for others, let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.
Confucius -
False zeal is every day bringing true zeal into disrepute.
Charles Tomlinson