Favorite Religious & Spiritual Quotes

Often I come upon expressions and scriptures that impact me, some profoundly.
If you have your own favorite ones, be they spiritual, scriptures, religious (any religion), philosophical, esoteric, theosophical -- all are welcome to be shared here.
Feel free to interpret them as you like, also.

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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt



A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Speak it, Dr King)


Do not try to approach God with your thinking mind. It may only stimulate your intellectual ideas, activities, and beliefs. Try to approach God with your crying heart. It will awaken your soulful, spiritual consciousness. :heart:
- Sri Chinmoy

 

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Great thread B.

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.
Vincent McNabb

Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.
Billy Graham

 

......"Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and pefect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering.....Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee"..........

......Gods words to Lucifer after he introduced sin to the universe and had to be cast out of heaven....

 

AMEN!!!!!

 

Very nice Bliss!!!

 

Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
--Proverbs 11:2

 

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I absolutely adore this one!

 

A couple weeks ago that very direct "Time is running out thread" troubled and offended so many conscience's that Bradins departure was welcomed.....Let that reaction be a lesson to Christians........Matthew 24:12>>Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.....

 

"The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting." - Sun-tzu

 

Love Art of War ^^^

“There are times when God leaves huge question marks as tools in our lives to stretch out our faith.”


“Faith is believing when there is nothing else you can do.”


“Without suffering there is no compassion.”


“The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.”

 

I am agnostic,leaning towards atheist,but was christened Protestant/Christian and had 14 years of Protestant religion classes at school.
So am at least a little bit bible-savvy

Most of the 1st Corinthians I like.

 

You can also share here any favorite religious (any religion), philosophical, esoteric, or theosophical expressions..Curious what sayings agnostics say or follow that expresses their beliefs -