Best 445 quotes in «devotion quotes» category

The devotion of thought to an honest achievement makes the achievement possible. Exceptions only confirm this rule, proving that failure is occasioned by a too feeble faith.

The devotion which God sends to the succor of His Church and of the nations at the present time is the devotion to the Most Holy Eucharist. It is the highest of all devotions.

The eyes see what the heart loves. If the heart loves God and is single in this devotion, then the eyes will see God whether others see Him or not

The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.

The full ashtanga system practiced with devotion leads to freedom within one's heart.

Their devotion showed me there were no versions of love there was only... Love. That it had no equal and that it was worth searching for, even if that search took a lifetime.

The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint

The most Superior amongst the colors in the universe is the color of Devotion.

The Romans worshipped their standard; and the Roman standard happened to be an eagle. Our standard is only one tenth of an eagle,--a dollar, but we make all even by adoring it with tenfold devotion.

The life of a devotee is a crusade of which the heart is the Holy Land.

The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.

There is a region beyond reason. Unless you get there, you will not know the sweetness of love, nor the Divine.

There is no greater threat to our devotion to Christ than our service for Christ.

Those who have had the most impact and influence throughout history and certainly the people who've had the most impact and influence on me personally have been basically entirely unaware of any such influence and made their chief concern their personal devotion and obedience, and the pleasure of God in the hidden things of their lives.

Those who are lacking in bhakti (devotion), lacking in faith, are ill qualified to interpret the scriptures.

The woman who too easily and ardently yielded her devotion will find that its vitality, like a bright fire, soon consumes itself.

Through knowledge and devotion, transcend all karma and be free.

True love is like religion. It is full of devotion and free of doubt.

To have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment. It is not inherited, as with a family. It is not compelling, as with a child. And it has no means of physical pleasure, as with a mate. It is, therefore, an indescribable bond that brings with it a far deeper devotion than all the others.

To struggle is difficult but to surrender is easy. Surrender is the beginning of devotion.

Through the cold time she holds me with evergreen devotion she bears up my whiteness.

Unless devotion is given to the thing which must prove false in the end, the thing that is true in the end cannot enter.

Vegas is the most extreme and allegorical of American settlements, bizarre and beautiful in its venality and in its devotion to immediate gratification.

When I finally gathered, invented, stole, simplified, borrowed, and found a publisher for a clutch of reasonably foolproof recipes, I learned I had friends I hadn't known about - more proof that a mutual dislike can be quite as sound a basis for friendship as a mutual devotion.

What a woman most admires in a man is distinction among men. What a man most admires in a woman is devotion to himself.

We have great work ahead of us, and it needs devotion and much, much energy. To grow, to discover, we need involvement.

We have to surrender ourselves completely to the Lord with faith and devotion in Him, serve others to the best of our capacity, and never be a source of sorrow to anybody.

With all his sincerity and devotion, the authentic, absolute atheist is after all only an abortive saint, and at the same time, a mistaken revolutionist.

Whether you do your work with notes or without them, do it courageously, earnestly, with devotion; with a glad sense of the greatness of it, and a full consecration of every force and faculty to it.

You proved to be worthy of my devotion. Of Death’s...love

With the sincere devotion of our employees, Samsung has achieved stellar performances since its foundation.

You can easily substitute the intellect for true devotion. Devotion comes from the heart, and from the will. The intellect, you can cerebrally answer things, but you make a big mistake when that happens.

Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.

A dog only got hurt if its love was repudiated, intentional or not, though it never had long to feel true sorrow in response because it never held its love back, regardless of reciprocation; the dog just tried to love you more. No other distractions such as work, home, friendships, or lovers—just the insistence of undying and unwavering affection in the truest sense of the word—asking for only a fraction of what it gave.

You who are in power have only the means that money produces — we who are in expectation, have those which devotion prompts.

A divided heart can never bring complete satisfaction. The man of mingled interests will seldom make a success of anything. If he would succeed in business he must give the major portion of his time and the best of his thought to his business.... The very same is true of the man who would be used of God, only to a far greater degree. The work alone must claim his whole attention. He has no room for other things.

You, too, can be carved anew by the details of your devotion.

A man may indeed be an honest man; but the folly of sacrifice, of virginity, of devotedness, of martyrdom, arises only from faith in the folly of the Cross.

All of my life wishing on stars, wishing for him has finally come true... My wishes are no longer for me anymore, my wishes now have become for two.

All the privilege I claim for my own sex (it is not a very enviable one, you need not covet it) is that of loving longest, when existence or when hope is gone.

A life of devotion to one's passion gives us meaning to our life.

Always being truthful gives you a certain kind of freedom. It springs forth like a fountain splashing throughout your body until it floods your soul. To be honest and to be trustworthy are great attributes. Ah, the power, Ah, the freedom

A man's thoughts and the ability to express them come from God, and if my words find favor, may it be to his honor.

And it is a strange thing about love... it is that it can take a strength that would seem otherwise insignificant and transform it into a hardly quenchable power.

Anything that dims my vision of Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me, and I must, as a Christian, turn away from it.

Another name for destiny is opportunity, once you miss it, your destiny is gone.

As lost as I get, I will find you, Heather. Always" - Dante

A real woman's blood pressure will go up when another man touch her, in anger of me losing my dignity and not because she likes it.

Away from the sight of thy face my heart knows no rest nor respite, and my work becomes an endless toil in a shoreless sea of toil.

As they left the restaurant and mounted the stairs he looped an arm around her shoulders and hugged her to him, willing her to love him as much as he loved her. Even a fraction of the amount would be enough.