If you seem to be happy in this place of solitude, you will acquire a great reputation for wisdom, and I know, by my own experience, that under the cloak of a great reputation it is possible to hide whole treasures of folly. (“The Story...
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William Beckford
He was very religious he believed that he had a secret pact with God which exempted him from doing good in exchange for prayers and piety.
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Jorge Luis Borges
... the worst possible heritage to leave with children: high spiritual pretensions and low performance.
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D.A. Carson
Look at that crowd', he said disgustedly. 'They think it's a circus.'' And not a single coin are they donating', said Dina.'That's not surprising. Pity can only be shown in small doses. When so many beggars are in one place, the public goes like this'...
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Rohinton Mistry
All people like to be praised as it boosts their self-esteem, keeps them motivated and happy but it also pushes them into the abyss of sham, which is propelled by hypocrisy and sycophancy.
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Balroop Singh
More Quotes By John Bunyan
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
For to speak the truth, there are but few that care thus to spend their time, but choose rather to be speaking of things to no profit.
Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.
This hill, though high, I covet to ascend; The difficulty will not me offend. For I perceive the way to life lies here. Come, pluck up, heart; let's neither faint nor fear. Better, though difficult, the right way to go, Than wrong, though easy, where...
What God says is best, indeed is best, though all men in the world are against it. Seeing, then, that God prefers his religion; seeing God prefers a tender conscience; seeing they that make themselves fools for the kingdom of heaven are wisest; and that...
