Gregorian Monk

God is in the details. - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

The best way to get praise is to die. - Italian Proverb

Religions change; beer and wine remain. - Hervey Allen

Praise the bridge that carried you over. - George Colman

Praise is ever attendant on great wealth. - Roman Proverb

I think God has a tremendous sense of humor. - Rainn Wilson

I do not believe in God and I am not an atheist. - Albert Camus

He that searches for praise will often find contempt. - Norman MacDonald

Not truth, but faith it is that keeps the world alive. - Edna St. Vincent Millay

If God can work through me, he can work through anyone. - Saint Francis of Assisi

God invented whiskey to prevent the Irish from ruling the world. - Irish Saying

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise. - Mary Kay Ash

Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch. - E.M. Forster

Most people would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. - Norman Vincent Peale

God made you a masterpiece. Be blessed, secure, disciplined and equipped. - Joel Osteen

It's not dying for faith that's so hard, it's living up to it. - William Makepeace Thackeray

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. - Rita Rudner

Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God. - Francis de Sales

A pretty good test of a man's religion is how it affects his pocketbook. - Francis James Grimke

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. - Unknown

There's no better book with which to defend the Bible than the Bible itself. - Dwight L. Moody

Every evening I turn worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway. - Mary C. Crowley

I won't give up, no matter what happens. I thank God for my unconquerable soul. - William Henley

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. - George Washington

I'm tired of praise; and love is very sweet, when it is simple and sincere like this. - Louisa May Alcott

In Islam, the legislative power and competence to establish laws belong exclusively to God. - Ayatollah Khomeini

Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for not having given it wings. - Indian Proverb

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence. - Helen Keller

Failure is God's way of saying, "Excuse me, you're moving in the wrong direction." - Oprah

I know why the sun never sets on the British Empire: God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark. - Duncan Spaeth

Your mother has this crazy idea that gambling is wrong, even though they say it's okay in the Bible. - Homer Simpson

I realize the tragic significance of the atom bomb. We thank God it has come to us instead of our enemies. - Harry S Truman

A good sermon should have a good beginning and a good ending, and they should be as close together as possible. - George Burns

The bulletin board on the lawn of a New Jersey Church reads "We reserve the right to accept everybody." - John Kazmark

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. - Mark 10:25

In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents: become a priest or attend Notre Dame. - Phil Donahue

You must mind and not lower the Church in people's eyes by seeming to be frightened about it for such a little thing. - George Eliot

If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith. - Aung San Suu Kyi

When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? - Bible

What is a prayer? Prayer is sending blessing to all. Prayer is sending your compassion to all. Prayer is creating an antidote of negative thoughts. - Osho