Pietistical Quotes & Sayings

To be without pity for other mens falls, is an evident sign that we shall fall ourselves shortly. — Philip Neri

There is goodness as well as greatness in simplicity, not in wealth. — Mahatma Gandhi

Prayer is a conversation between two people who love each other -you and the Lord-and you don't have to use fancy or religious words to dialogue with him. — Cheri Fuller

We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking. — Santosh Kalwar

If I didn't have Lincoln's butt to stare at the whole time, motivation would be a lot harder to come by. — Jessica Shirvington

Silently, she wondered whether this was the same desperation, the same impotence that grips many men by their shirts, their T-shirts, their work vests, gripping them equally hard, shaking them and leading them to drink,to beating or the noose. Was this it? — Panashe Chigumadzi

Do not bring your dog. (advice for attending a funeral) — Mark Twain

If you ever heard that old saying, where there's smoke there's fire; well that's a load of bull. — Joe Teti

As Christian feel the changing winds of political climate, the blasts against their values in the media, the exclusion of the Christian faith from educational institutions, they begin to sense the dangers of complacency and of pietistical world flight. — Edmund Clowney

I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life. — Wally Lamb

Not surprisingly, thinkers from groups for whom whiteness was and is a problem have taken the lead in studying whiteness in this way. Such study began with slave folktales and American Indian stories of contact with whites. — David Roediger

When I was young, I told my sister that she had chunky thighs. She slapped me and I cried. She feels bad about it to this day, but I feel worse. — Jon Heder