Devotion Quotes - Page 21

• The love of woman is a precious treasure. Tenderness has no deeper source, devotion no purer shrine, sacrifice no more saintlike abnegation.

  Germain-Francois Poullain de Saint-Foix

  Sacrifice, Treasure, Shrines

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• The principle of literature is devotion to the particulars of life.

  Carol Bly

  Principles, Literature

  Carol Bly (1988). “Letters from the Country”, HarperCollins

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• It is impossible to save one's soul without devotion to Mary and without her protection.

  Anselm of Canterbury

  Religious, Soul, Impossible

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• [Silvio] Gesell's chiefwork is written in cool and scientific terms, although it is run through by a more passionate and charged devotion to social justice than many think fit for a scholar. I believe that the future will learn more from the spirit of Gesell then from that of Marx.

  John Maynard Keynes

  Running, Believe, Thinking

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• Devotion to you, O Blessed Virgin, is a means of salvation which God gives to those whom he wishes to save.

  John of Damascus

  Religious, Blessed, Mean

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• The pious sectarian is proud because he is confident of his right of possession in God. The man of devotion is meek because he is conscious of God's right of love over his life and soul.

  Rabindranath Tagore

  Men, Soul, Proud

  Rabindranath Tagore (1994). “The English Writings of Rabindranath Tagore: A miscellany”, p.47, Sahitya Akademi

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• In this culture, God is not the highest entity; mukti or liberation is the highest goal. We are willing to use God as a stepping stone, if needed.

  Jaggi Vasudev

  Spiritual, Goal, Culture

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• Indian standards of artistry, and Indian standards of humanity, and Indian standards of love, and of family, devotion, commitment, stand for me as the standard for how one should behave.

  Clark Blaise

  Commitment, Humanity, Should

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• What is natural in me, is natural in many other men, I infer, and so I am not afraid to write that I never had loved Steerforth better than when the ties that bound me to him were broken. In the keen distress of the discovery of his unworthiness, I thought more of all that was brilliant in him, I softened more towards all that was good in him, I did more justice to the qualities that might have made him a man of a noble nature and a great name, than ever I had done in the height of my devotion to him.

  Charles Dickens

  Writing, Character, Men

  Charles Dickens (2012). “Four Novels: Great Expectations, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Hard Times”, p.997, Graphic Arts Books

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• A particular ikon an aid to devotion may be itself a word of art, but that is logically accidental; its artistic merits will not make it a better ... ikon. They may make it a worse one.

  C. S. Lewis

  Art, Poetry, Literature

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• Other people's devotions embarrassed me, perhaps because, like other people's kisses, they rarely looked genuine when viewed too closely.

  Walter Kirn

  Kissing, People, Genuine

  Walter Kirn (2006). “Mission to America”, p.170, Anchor

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• Thou art my life, my love, my heart,
  The very eyes of me:
  And hast command of every part
  To live and die for thee.

  Robert Herrick

  Love, Art, Eye

  'To Anthea, Who May Command Him Anything'

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• We must cultivate our garden.
  Furia to God one day in seven allots;
  The other six to scandal she devotes.
  Satan, by false devotion never flammed,
  Bets six to one, that Furia will be damned.

  Horace Walpole

  Responsibility, Garden, Optimism

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• To be a good boss, you must be transparent. Theres a correlation between worker happiness and workplace transparency. Leaders and managers who offer transparency will earn the respect and devotion of their team.

  David Niu

  Team, Leader, Boss

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• Man you can define; but the true essence of any man, say, for instance, of Abraham Lincoln, remains the endlessly elusive and mysterious object of the biographer's interest, of the historian's comments, of popular legend, and of patriotic devotion.

  Josiah Royce

  Patriotic, Men, Essence

  Josiah Royce (1952). “The Religious Philosophy of Josiah Royce; Edited, with an Introductory Essay, by Stuart Gerry Brown”

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• Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion.

  Franz Grillparzer

  People, Religion, Church

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• The great, the fundamental need of any nation, any race, is for heroism, devotion, sacrifice; and there cannot be heroism, devotion, or sacrifice in a primarily skeptical spirit.

  Anna Julia Cooper

  Sacrifice, Race, Heroism

  Anna Julia Cooper, Charles C. Lemert, Esme Bhan (1998). “The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper: Including A Voice from the South and Other Important Essays, Papers, and Letters”, p.193, Rowman & Littlefield

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• For three decades, Senator Arlen Specter served the people of Pennsylvania with independence, toughness, determination and an unflinching devotion to the best interests of his constituents and our country. From the committee room to the Senate chamber, Senator Specter offered a voice of reason and passion in every debate - always willing to reach across the aisle and work across party lines to get the job done, regardless of political gamesmanship or gain.

  Nancy Pelosi

  Country, Determination, Jobs

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• Bravery and devotion to duty hath no greater reward than to see the cat get into trouble.

  John R. Erickson

  Cat, Bravery, Rewards

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• since piety has become the fashion at Court, dramatic authors imagine that their pieces would be more welcome if they added in a little devotion. At first their plan succeeded, but now no one can bear their comedies.

  Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans

  Fashion, Would Be, Pieces

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• I make intelligence cool. I make spirituality cool. If we can make one's devotion to God cool, then I think I did a great thing. I can rest in peace.

  KRS-One

  Rest In Peace, Thinking, Devotion To God

  Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. April 25, 2001.

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• When I work, I disappear into work, which I like to do, and sometimes I don't really have a choice. It's not a conscious thing. It's just total devotion to what I'm doing.

  Elijah Wood

  Choices, Sometimes, Conscious

  Source: collider.com

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• No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were.

  Anthony Kennedy

  Sacrifice, Two, People

  "Read the 7 Most Memorable Passages in the Gay Marriage Decision" by Ryan Teague Beckwith, time.com. June 26, 2015.

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• Christians can not truly evangelize unless they are prepared to be evangelized in the process. In sharing the good news, people are enriched by the spiritual insights, honest questions and depth of devotion demonstrated by those of other faiths. Including others involves listening to them, learning from them. Much of what exists in other faiths may not necessarily be hostile to the kingdom. Christians can learn a lot from other walks of life.

  Eddie Gibbs

  Christian, Spiritual, People

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• I think the level of devotion some sci-fi fans display turns other people off.

  James Callis

  Thinking, People, Fans

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