Iokanaan Is That John Quotes & Sayings

Humility is truth. — Desiderius Erasmus

Concerning the content of the message itself, one must determine first whether the preacher has understood the text and grasped his subject. A biblical preacher must not only comprehend the broad purpose of his text, as well as other insights available about the text, but he must also have a sufficient theological comprehension and an above-average grasp of the Bible as a whole to set his text properly in the theological milieu. Great preachers are cognizant of the necessity to be able to do exegesis and exposition within a historical setting of which they are constantly aware. How little actual grasp of scriptural knowledge is present in most North American preachers is reflected in the relative biblical illiteracy and theological misapprehensions of most congregations. — David L. Allen

The impulse to write a novel comes from a momentary unified vision of life. — Angus Wilson

But harmony is limitation. Thus rightness of limitation is essential for growth of reality. Unlimited possibility and abstract creativity can procure nothing. — Alfred North Whitehead

Strangely, I found the conclusion quite liberating. When you're fucked, you're fucked. Things really can't get much worse. With — Jodi Taylor

Everyone is equal - a strange Swedish mentality. — Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Evidently you think I'm a fool who will easily succumb to flattery, or else your standards are quite low. — Lisa Kleypas

Pubescent girls, it seems, are manifestly more likely to exhibit extreme and bizarre psychological symptoms than are teenage boys. — Caitlin Flanagan

People who do not succeed have one distinguishing trait in common. They know all the reasons for failure, and have what they believe to be air-tight alibis to explain away their own lack of achievement. — Napoleon Hill