Mistranslations Quotes & Sayings

Martin Luther spent two hours a day in prayer. John Wesley spent two hours a day in prayer. According to a recent poll taken on both sides of the Atlantic, the average church leader, pastor, priest, evangelist, teacher today spends four minutes a day in prayer and you wonder why the church is powerless. — R.T. Kendall

If I had to sum up the gospel I should have to tell you certain facts: Jesus, the Son of God, became man; he was born of the virgin Mary; lived a perfect life; was falsely accused of men; was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God; from whence he shall also come to judge the quick and the dead. This is one of the elementary truths of our gospel; we believe in the resurrection of the dead, the final judgment, and the life everlasting. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

It is much easier to meet with error than to find truth; error is on the surface, and can be more easily met with; truth is hid in great depths, the way to seek does not appear to all the world. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

There are extensive contacts between Saddam Hussein's government and al Qaeda. — Joe Lieberman

Discipline is positive. Discipline is training. Teaching and discipline are inseparable. — Jean Fleming

With the strength of will, you can adapt to any situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I don't aspire to direct like many actors. I would aspire most likely to do some writing, but I haven't had a chance to do that. — Stephen Root

For the optimal realization of our possibilities, we need to trust ourselves and we need to admire ourselves, and the trust and admiration need to be grounded in reality, not generated out of fantasy and self-delusion. — Nathaniel Branden

Paul had an almost missionary companion. His name was Demas. Paul wrote his entire history in nine words. He says: Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world. — Sterling W. Sill