Holiness Quotes

It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only. (William Blake)
Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life. View quote
Jerome
Magnify the divine mystery and the holiness of mankind. View quote
Franz Werfel
Of courtesy, it is much less Than courage of heart or holiness, Yet in my walks it seems to me That the Grace of God is in courtesy. View quote
Hilaire Belloc
Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor- not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. View quote
Paul
In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action. View quote
Dag Hammarskjöld
Holiness is an unselfing of ourselves. View quote
Frederick William Faber
Certainly there are spots which inevitably attach to themselves an atmosphere of holiness and goodness; it might not then be too fanciful to say that some houses are born bad. View quote
Shirley Jackson
I say that religion isn't about believing things. It's ethical alchemy. It's about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness. View quote
Karen Armstrong
Holiness is the architectural plan upon which God buildeth up His living temple. View quote
Charles Spurgeon
Laughter is carbonated holiness. (Anne Lamott)
Holiness appeared to me to be of a sweet, pleasant, charming, serene, calm nature; which brought an inexpressible purity, brightness, peacefulness and ravishment to the soul. View quote
Jonathan Edwards (theologian)
Religion, in its purity, is not so much a pursuit as a temper; or rather it is a temper, leading to the pursuit of all that is high and holy. Its foundation is faith; its action, works; its temper, holiness; its aim, obedience to God in improvement of self, and benevolence to men. View quote
Jonathan Edwards (theologian)
This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the spirit and temper of the world but turning all worldly enjoyments into means of piety and devotion to God. View quote
William Law
The health of a church depends not merely on the creed which it professes, not even on the wisdom and holiness of a few great ecclesiastics, but on the faith and virtue of its individual members. View quote
Charles Kingsley
The whole life of Christians ought to be an exercise of piety, since they are called to sanctification. It is the office of the law to remind them of their duty and thereby to excite them to the pursuit of holiness and integrity. But when their consciences are solicitous how God may be propitiated, what answer they shall make, and on what they shall rest their confidence, if called to his tribunal, there must then be no consideration of the requisitions of the law, but Christ alone must be proposed for righteousness, who exceeds all the perfection of the law. View quote
John Calvin
When we hear any mention of our mystical union with Christ, we should remember that holiness is the channel to do it. View quote
John Calvin
Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him. View quote
John Calvin
If we spend the time we waste in sighing for the perfect golden fruit in fulfilling the conditions of its growth, happiness will come, must come. It is guaranteed in the very laws of the universe. If it involves some chastening and renunciation, well, the fruit will be all the sweeter for this touch of holiness.... View quote
Helen Keller
To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness. View quote
Ivan Turgenev
But also I say this: that light is an invitation to happiness, and that happiness, when it's done right, is a kind of holiness. (Mary Oliver)
In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action. View quote
Robert G. Ingersoll
When His Holiness won the Nobel Peace Prize, there was a quantum leap. He is not seen as solely a Tibetan anymore; he belongs to the world. View quote
Richard Gere
I started to sing like myself - as opposed to imitating Nat Cole, which I had done for a while - when I started singing like Ray Charles, it had this spiritual and churchy, this religious or gospel sound. It had this holiness and preachy tone to it. It was very controversial. I got a lot of criticism for it. View quote
Ray Charles
Do you want to learn holiness with terrible struggles and sore affliction and the plague of much remaining evil? Then wait before you turn to God. View quote
Frederick William Robertson