Glory Quotes
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"Though nothing can bring back the hourOf splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;We will grieve not, rather findStrength in what remains behind;In the primal sympathyWhich having been must ever be..."
"In a very real sense not one of us is qualified, but it seems that God continually chooses the most unqualified to do his work, to bear his glory. If we are qualified, we tend to think that we have done the job ourselves. If we are forced to accept our evident lack of qualification, then there's no danger that we will confuse God's work with our own, or God's glory with our own."
"We're standing here, beat to shit, walking away from a crime scene where either or both of us could have bought it, and you're asking me to marry you?""Perfect timing."
"You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself."
"The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. Thats the essence of it."
"The only problem with dreaming is it's a solo activity. Imagine how glorious life would be if we could share dreams and create in unison."
"He will know from and early age that failure is not disgrace. It's just a pitch that you missed, and you'd better get ready for the next one. The next one might be the shot heard round the world. My son and I are Americans, we prepare for glory by failing until we don't."
"This time it is real — all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death!"
"May those who follow their fate be granted happiness; may those who defy it be granted glory"
"The glory of science is, that it is freeing the soul -- breaking the mental manacles -- getting the brain out of bondage -- giving courage to thought -- filling the world with mercy, justice, and joy."
"Let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising loving kindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the LORD."
"Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible."
"When we look for success, it should be for the sole purpose of boasting sincerely in Christ. There's no other reason for it. Success is only worth it when the more intense it gets for you, the more you find yourself bragging for his glory rather than your own."
"God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us."
"Between natural ability and education choose natural ability, as it will keep you happy and will fetch you the glory sooner."
"Man was created to glorify God. Now, that may encompass other things which God has planned for each man, but essentially, man was created to glorify God."
"Don't envy my smile because it took me a lot of tears to get it. So when you see the glory, ask for the story."
"Glory is the sunshine of the dead"
"Sin causes the glory of God to be shut out"
"friendship is not gold, but it's more value;friendship is not diamond, but it's more glory;friendship is not iron, but it's more strong"
"Cities were always like people, showing their varying personalities to the traveler. Depending on the city and on the traveler, there might begin a mutual love, or dislike, friendship, or enmity. Where one city will rise a certain individual to glory, it will destroy another who is not suited to its personality. Only through travel can we know where we belong or not, where we are loved and where we are rejected."
"Glory of the world makes life meaningless. Glory of God fulfills it."
"There were three things sought by invaders who crossed oceans to discover America. Those were gold, gospel, glory. There are four things sought by aliens who crossed heavens to discover planet earth. Those are gold, gospel, glory, gene."
"How often the priest had heard the same confession--Man was so limited: he hadn't even the ingenuity to invent a new vice: the animals knew as much. It was for this world that Christ had died: the more evil you saw and heard about you, the greater the glory lay around the death; it was too easy to die for what was good or beautiful, for home or children or civilization--it needed a God to die for the half-hearted and the corrupt."
"The whole world is a theatre for the display of the divine goodness, wisdom, justice, and power, but the Church is the orchestra, as it were—the most conspicuous part of it; and the nearer the approaches are that God makes to us, the more intimate and condescending the communication of his benefits, the more attentively are we called to consider them."
"The glory of God is as destructive of evil as it is creative of good."
"God's relationship with man does not work in a way in which man stumbles and then God has to drop what he is doing in order to lift him up; rather, man stumbles so that God can lift him up. Hence it is utterly impossible to truly diminish his glory."
"The glory of God is our rear guard."
"Don't envy results, seek to know the process. Don't want a man's glory till you hear his story. Sometimes what you see is not even the destination, it's just the current location but the result of a long journey. God sometimes would bring you to a point where it is much more than the gift...He captures your heart. My friend, not everything in the kingdom is a gift, somethings are rewards."
"If you take each step, as if it was your last. You would appreciate the world in all its glory and bask in the glory of god for in his wisdom he created us and the universe all around us."
"If believers in God don't honor the cries and claims of the poor, we don't honor him, whatever we profess, because we hide his beauty from the eyes of the world. When we pour ourselves out for the poor—that gets the world's notice."
Timothy J. Keller, Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just
"The grandeur of God, the glory of His majesty."
"A seeker of radical strenght Keeps everything on track, Feeble force yields at length, Not sure where to go back. When one can't find courage, And all the efforts seem vain, It's advised to fight like a sage: Be powerful like a bullet train! Too much work and no play Can make a brain go astray! Determined to live and stay Can lead life into a long way."
"Beware ! Heart is too small to feel happy but soul is too big to take glory"
"Think of the glory. Think of your reputation. Think how great it'll look on your next resume."On my cenotaph, you mean. Nobody will be able to collect enough of my scattered atoms to bury. You going to cover my funeral expenses, son?"Splendidly. Banners, dancing girls, and enough beer to float your coffin to Valhalla."- Miles coaxing Ky Tung to agree to an almost suicidal mission"
"Glory to the the Great God!"
"Glory to the Great God of wonders!"
"Father God, we thank you for your grace and your mercy, for allowing us to be together under your covenant and God we thank you for the revelations and for the breakthroughs; for your direction and for your healing. We thank you God for the opportunity to just be a vessel for your kingdom. God we trust you, we love you, we honor you, and all glory is yours. Amen"
"The Glory Of God Is The Eternal Heartbeat Of God"
"If we could be humble enough to submit our passions, sentiments and even weaknesses to God Almighty, he would successfully convert them to something positive that would eventually glorify Him."
"Let’s stop glorifying the devil, giving him power that he does not deserve or have."
"To Be Filled With The Knowledge Of God’s Glory Is To Be As The Water Cover The Sea"
"Beware ! Discipline goes to two different directions : success and self glory. Self glory is the biggest failure of life."
"It is our responsibility to discover our talents, to accept them as from God, to develop them through education and training, and to use them for His glory."
J. Grant Howard, Balancing Life's Demands: A New Perspective on Priorities
"A man's ego can drive him either to heights of glory or to depths of misery!"
"If poverty defines greatness, then become the poorest person on earth, in terms of weakness and bigotry. And if wealth defines glory, then become the wealthiest person on earth, in terms of courage, confidence and reasoning."
"At the time we glorify self instead of glorify God, at that time we are wasting our time as... God is Time."
"Odysseus inclines his head. "True. But fame is a strange thing. Some men gain glory after they die, while others fade. What is admired in one generation is abhorred in another." He spread his broad hands. "We cannot say who will survive the holocaust of memory. Who knows?" He smiles. "Perhaps one day even I will be famous. Perhaps more famous than you."
"We have glorified wealth and freedom so much that it is impossible for most of us to truly believe that a man can truly be happy in a shack or within the confines of a prison cell."
"Is that you giggling away to glory?Or is that just the flowers mingling with the bees and telling their story?"
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