Saturday, November 24, 2012

Some Quotes


1.   “Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” – Gandhi

2.   “The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles." – Gandhi

3.   “I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.” – Gandhi

4.   “There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” – Gandhi

5.   “I came to the conclusion long ago that all religions were true and that also that all had some error in them, and while I hold by my own religion, I should hold other religions as dear as Hinduism. So we can only pray, if we were Hindus, not that a Christian should become a Hindu; but our innermost prayer should be that a Hindu should become a better Hindu, a Muslim a better Muslim, and a Christian a better Christian.” – Gandhi

6.   “Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.” – Gandhi

7.   “When every hope is gone, 'when helpers fail and comforts flee,' I find that help arrives somehow, from I know not where. Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than the acts of eating, drinking, sitting or walking. It is no exaggeration to say that they alone are real, all else is unreal.” – Gandhi

8.   “My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.” – Abraham Lincoln

9.   “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” – C.S. Lewis

10.                “God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way.” – C.S. Lewis

11.                “Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge, which is power; religion gives man wisdom, which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

12.                “The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.” – Dali Lama XIV

13.                “It is not about doing what we feel like. It is about doing what God says.” – Joyce Myer

14.                “Men take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears.” – Tomas S. Manson

15.                “For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.”- Stewart Chase

16.                “Don’t tell me about your god with your words. Show me about your god with your actions.” – Steve Maraboli

17.                “God not only loves the obedient - He enlightens them.” – Henry B. Eyring

18.                 “Oh what I would do to have the kind of faith it takes to come out of this boat I’m in, onto the crashing waves… to step out of my comfort zone, into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is and He’s holding out his hand. But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me, reminding me of all the times I’ve tried before and failed; but the voice of truth tells me a different story, the voice of truth says “do not be afraid” and the voice of truth says this is for my glory. I will listen and believe the voice of truth. – Casting Crowns

19.                “I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.” – Mother Teresa

20.                “Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.” – Ronald Regan

21.                “The way liberals are interpreting the First Amendment today is that it prevents anyone who is religious from being in government.” – Rush Limbaugh  

22.                “Christian, Jew, Muslim, shaman, Zoroastrian, stone, ground, mountain, river, each has a secret way of being with the mystery, unique and not to be judged” – Rumi

23.                “Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.” – Tomas Mann

24.                “Tolerance isn't about not having beliefs. It's about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.” – Timothy Keller

25.                “This IV Pole is a Scooter, this bed is a racecar and these nurses are angels.” – Matthew Ethridge