Old Time Religious QUOTES
Collected By Lin Stone

The Spirit
Like a Fire is Burning

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It is only when men beg(i)n to worship that they begin to grow. ~  Calvin Coolidge

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The highest worship of God is service to man ~ Martin Luther

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A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting it, not by lying down. A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later.  ~  C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis has delivered some of the most noble, inspiring, elevating messages I have ever read.  If you have not yet embraced your mind with his faith and clear-sightedness, then wind your way to the library and ask the front desk to introduce you to this powerful speaker.  You will soon be packing your own library with those titles you come to treasure most.

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I'm glad at the way it came out, but at the conversion moment, what I heard was God saying-Put down your gun & we’ll talk ~ CS Lewis

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Tolerance is demanded but seldom returned. ~ Boyd K. Packer

No one becomes a saint in his sleep.  Sterling W. Sill.

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None but fools trifle with the souls of men.  Joseph Smith

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Whatever is holy to the heart of man, remains also holy in every religion.  Hans Christian Andersen

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A Sunday Lip-Service Participant told the minister of his favorite church, "I sure did enjoy your sermon today." The minister frowned for a moment then responded, ‘That's too bad. If that is true then it means you didn’t understand it."

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Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.  ~  William Penn

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I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time. - Charles M. Schulz

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You must acquire the habits and skills of managing a small amount of money before you can have a large amount.

9 out of 10 people cling desperately to the belief that the government will someday take good care of them.

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A coward can't conquer anything, because he can't conquer himself. ~ Herbert Kaufman

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The man who walks with God is in good company. Get into partnership with Him, but don't try to be the leading member of the firm. ~ Cole Younger.

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It is all too easy to fall into the trap of praying once and complaining for a year when the answer to our request doesn't appear immediately.

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May we never be discouraged in doing those daily tasks that God has ordained to be the common lot of man. Howard W. Hunter

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The two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you figure out why ~ Mark Twain

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Most people get their religious education from reading greeting cards.  Leif Enger

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How little people know who think that holiness is dull. When one meets the real thing, it is irresistible ` C.S. LEWIS

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Bumper stickers are the only part of the Bible I have ever understood.

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When science is learned in love, and its powers are wielded by love, they will appear the supplements and continuations of the material creation.  ~ Emerson

The greatest man in history was the poorest ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.  Paul, KJV

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This life makes no logical sense unless we think in terms of the eternities.  James E. Faust

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Reverence invites revelation  -- Boyd K. Packer

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A perfect body is not required to achieve a divine destiny.  Russell M. Nelson

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Prayer is a key to wisdom, virtue and humility.  Russell M. Nelson

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It is not enough to be good.  We must be good for something.  Gordon B. Hinckley

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It is much easier to repent of sins we have committed than to repent of those we intend to commit.. Josh Billings

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We don't discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves.  ~  Dieter F. Uchtdorf  (italics were in the original)

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Sometimes we get weary and whine because God has not heard our petition. But the real problem is we haven't been listening to God's.

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Any attribute you brag about you can count on losing or having tested.

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FAITH is not a free gift.  God is not responsible for the faith we lack or the faith we refuse to use.  ~  Lin Stone

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Discipline isn't what you do to a child, it's what you do for him.  Keith Willsey

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Your child is just 1 click away from immoral disaster.

You Can't Miss It!

Matt. 7: 13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

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Consider this, your work might be like Ruth's, not to bear fruit for 16 generations.

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Miracles do still happen today. Maybe the Red Sea hasn't parted for me lately, but the housing market has opened up.

We don't need more faith to move mountains; we need less laziness to get on with the job.

Man is often helpless but never hopeless.

We were chained down in the middle of the road by our sins, but Jesus set us free by paying for our sins so that we could walk the road that leads to perfection.

Those that hark the tune that Satan is piping down soon will dance in the devil's embrace and waltz with him into the flames they have fanned.

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A religion which requires persecution (of others) to sustain it is of the devil's propagation.  Hosea Ballou

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I have now disposed of all my property to my family. . . There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion. . . . If they had that, and I had not given them one shilling, they would have been rich, and if they had not that, and I had given them all the world, they would be poor." ~ Patrick Henry -- The New Dictionary of Thoughts

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They were guilty of turning religion into ritual.  ~ Robert Millet

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Beautify your gardens, your houses, your farms; beautify the city.  This will make us happy, and produce plenty.  The earth is a good earth, the elements are good if we will use them for our own benefit, in truth and righteousness.  Then let us be content, and go to with our mights to make ourselves healthy, wealthy, and beautiful, and preserve ourselves in the best possible manner, and live just as long as we can, and do all the good we can.  Brigham Young.

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Children of men! the unseen Power, whose eye
For ever doth accompany mankind
Hath looked on no religion scornfully
That men did ever find.
Which has not taught weak wills how much they can?
Which has not fall'n in the dry heart like rain?
Which has not cried to sunk, self-weary man,
Thou must be born again. ~ attributed to Andrew Carnegie

Andrew said of his father: he was "not much of a man of the world, but a man all over for heaven."

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True repentance always involves reform.  Hosea Ballou

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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth of none more fragrant.  Hosea Ballou

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If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.  ~  Thomas S. Monson

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There are no successful sinners. Harold B. Lee 

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In this fearful age it is not enough to be happy and prosperous and secure yourselves. You must have a message to proclaim to others, and a fundamental outlook on life; and this special something must vibrate with relevance to all conditions of men. Charles Malik

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While Americans throw Religion out of schools, Russians want it back.  Cal Thomas, Los Angeles Times.

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Man makes religion, religion does not make man.  ~  Karl Marx

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I am a traditional Jew, and I observe the Biblical dietary laws.  I suspect most of you assume I go around all day saying to myself,  boy would I love to eat pork chops, but that mean old God won't let me.  Not so.  The fact is I go around all day saying: isn't it incredible?  There are five billion people on this planet and God cares what I have for lunch.  -- Rabbi Harold S. Kushner.   (bold was NOT present in original.

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The strait and narrow path is the only road known where it is safe to walk down the yellow line in the middle of it.  Lin Stone

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When Jesus said, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect." he meant it.  Therefore, have the courage to be perfect.  People usually describe "perfect" only by its negative attributes -- isn't a drunk, isn't a coward, doesn't tell lies, etc.; God is perfect and, yes, he has all those sterling negative qualities, but his most important attributes are all positive -- forgiving, loving, wise, wonderful, etc..  ~  Lin Stone

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Why is it better to be reborn early than late?

1. With each passing minute we become more case-hardened in our sins.
2. Living in the Light of Christ is the most wonderful way of living on earth
3. We never know how far ahead "too late" is until it is too late.
4. By starting now we will be light years ahead of those who decide they will repent "after having a little more fun."
5. When Jesus said, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect." he meant it and if we intend to get there we'd better start right now.

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It is a great mistake to test a prophet by his prophecies. Prophets may be looking into the future, into the past, afar off, or right where we stand because they look for answers and truth.  The real test of a prophet is do we know God's voice well enough to know it when we hear one of his prophets telling us what we need to hear?  ~  Lin Stone

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“Now there are those among us who are trying to serve the Lord without offending the devil.” Marion G. Romney

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Part of the reason why evil is possible is because it is made to be profitable. Richard L. Evans

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Satan insisted that his plan could save everyone; he didn't tell anyone that if his plan were used that no one would be worth saving.

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A virtue to be admired is a virtue to be acquired.  Gordon B. Hinckley

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Myths and legends are innumerable while the rites and ordinances found throughout the world are surprisingly few and uniform, making it quite apparent that it is the stories that are invented—the rites are always there.  ~  Hugh B. Nibley

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It is sad to think how many of those telling points (from scientific discoveries) that turned some of our best students away from the gospel have turned out to be dead wrong!  ~  Hugh B. Nibley

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How prudently most men creep into nameless graves, while now and then one or two forget themselves into immortality.  Wendell Phillips

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The restored gospel of Jesus Christ is a way of life. It is not for Sunday only.  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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It is easier to keep the commandments 100% of the time than it is to keep the commandments 98% of the time.  Clayton M. Christiansen

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Marriages can die from a lack of spiritual nourishment.  James E. Faust.

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Kindness is the essence of greatness.  Joseph B. Wirthlin

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

Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

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There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

All religions have been made by men. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

No argument in the world carries the hatred that a religious prejudice does.  Will Rogers

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

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Sharing the gospel is very much like sharing directions to the road to happiness.

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Friends and strangers ask what makes me think the gospel is true.  My friends and many of the strangers are looking for help, to these I offer suggestions.  There are also strangers - and even friends - that are meanly determined to break my faith and destroy my confidence; to these I am often prompted to say, "How I know isn't important.  The real crisis is this - Why don't YOU know? 

The road you are traveling is long and rocky.  It leads only to dark, empty pockets of bitterness and despair. When you finally realize the bitterness of betrayal, and curse yourself for having chased an empty bag there will come a tollgate and a gatekeeper in that road who asks in saddened voice - Why DON'T you know?  There are so many witnesses around you, so many promptings to return to where you went astray so that you could take the right turn and start off again, knowing that the gospel is true for it truly does have all the answers to all the right questions in life. 

God expects you to know the right answer at each diverging fork in the road.  If God expects it of you then you were born with that divine spark in you that does know the answer, before the question is even framed for trembling lips to speak.  You can snuff out that spark with contemptuous pride, or you can fan it into a warm and nourishing flame.  Why don't you know know how?  WHY, aren't you happy?

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It is not enough to preach the gospel. One must also live the gospel. Quentin L Cook

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I am convinced that missionary work is not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience. Jeffrey R Holland.

When you run from temptation, don't leave a forwarding address or new telephone number.  Jeffrey R. Holland

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Missionary work is not just one of the 88 KEYS on the piano; it is a major chord compelling melody that needs to be played continuously throughout our lives if we are to remain in harmony with our commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Quentin L. Cook.

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The price of peace is righteousness.  Men and Nations may loudly proclaim 'peace, peace,' but there shall be no peace until individuals nurture in those souls those principles of personal purity, integrity, and character which foster the development of peace.  Peace cannot be imposed.  It must come from the lives and hearts of men.  There is no other way.  ~ Ezra Taft Benson

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When it came time to part Abraham gave Lot the choice of which way to go; he knew that God would bless him even in dry and parched places.  Lot looked out and chose for himself that portion that was lush and green; he coveted the easier way to go.  RIGHT CLICK HERE for the printable document.

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Making fun of born-again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a high powered rifle and scope. ~ P. J. O'Rourke

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He was that kind of Christian that ate a lot of beans on the night before going to his meetings on Sabbath morning.

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The "Psychic Friends Network" went out of business... didn't they see it coming? ~ Ed Dyson

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Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. ~ John Adams

The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations. ~ John Adams

I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth. ~ John Adams

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Heaven will be no heaven to me if I do not meet my wife there.  Andrew Jackson

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I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot subscribe.
William H. Taft

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It is only when men began to worship that they begin to grow. Calvin Coolidge

The foundations of society and of our government rests on the teachings of the Bible, that it would be difficult to support them, if faith in these teachings should cease To Be practically universal in this country. Calvin Coolidge

The foundation of our independence and our government rests upon our basic religious convictions. Calvin Coolidge

Parchment will fail, the sword will fail, it is only the spiritual nature of man that can be truimphant. Calvin Coolidge

To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. -- Calvin Coolidge

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If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under. - Ronald Reagan

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Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Hold fast to the Bible. . . . To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. ~ Ulysses S. Grant

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

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While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit.
Lewis Carroll

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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

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It used to be that God required a tithe and the poor were taken care of by letting them labor for their own welfare as Ruth did.  But wise and pompous philosophers said a King and a Government could take better care of us.  Today the poor have their livings handed to them and they riot for more; big business begs for handouts and politicians lurch into power on promises of what they will do for your neighbor with the money you earned.

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Losing our way is easy when our daily decisions do not match our eternal destination.

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Every time the news goes out that God is Dead, there are a thousand people pop up smart enough to lead us astray.

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People talk about how you should forgive. Forgive those who have wronged you, or wronged themselves, or wronged others, and they speak of it as if it is some easy task. But, the truth is, it's hard to forgive. It may be one of the most difficult of kindnesses that we are able to bestow upon another person. Because forgiveness isn't something that just happens. It isn't just, "yes, I accept your apology". It's more like -- "I have found the capability somewhere within the deepest regions of my being to look past your faults and wrongdoings and to trust you again". And that sort of trust doesn't rebuild itself overnight. ~ Lynli Johnson

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Ah, the family. The mechanism by which children are taught to obey authority. 

The first thing divine interventionists promote that would take over the government is death of family leadership.  God is dead, religion is the opium of the people, etc.. and then their people starve and the dead are stacked up like cordwood.  Do we really want anarchy to rain down blood and horror on our streets?  God says, "Come and I will teach you."  Governments say, "Come and I will fleece you."

Are all fathers as good as Father Knows Best? No. and I admit that John Walton And Ward Cleaver are other figments of the imagination.  But let us review those shows where fathers did strive and remember they were not destined to be guides for the fathers and mothers of their day but to become  guides for the children to emulate when they become parents.  Even as they learn to adjust to reality, the desire for perfection shall creep forward another inch at a time.