The best horse needs a whip, intelligent men need advice, and devout women need a man.
We all colour devotion according to our own likings and dispositions. One man sets great value on fasting, and believes himself to be leading a very devout life, so long as he fasts rigorously, although the while his heart is full of bitterness;–an...
The devout life does not solely entail living as a monk or ascetic, though that is fine. The devout life requires bringing God into all things.
If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
To be a devout reader was to be an acolyte of solace.
Would it be worth it to pick up my cross and be crucified next to Jesus? If He is not God, then, no. Lose everything I love to worship a false God? A million times over, no! But if He is God, then yes. Being forever bonded to my Lord by suffering alo...
The devout have laid out gardens in the desert.
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.
Even as a man just recovering from illness walks only so far as he is obliged to go, with a slow and weary step, so the converted sinner journeys along as far as God commands him but slowly and wearily, until he attains a spirit of true devotion, and...
On the rare occasion that someone does invite a Muslim to his or her home, differences in culture and hospitality may make the Muslim feel uncomfortable, and the host must be willing to ask, learn, and adapt to overcome this. There are simply too man...
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
But as a kid, I loved 'Monty Python.' My Dad was a devout watcher. We used to watch it when we ate dinner!
My biggest asset is not cash - it's a large, growing, devout fanbase.
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.
My grandfather, a devout Christian, had the gift of healing.
Egypt has a devout population. People go out, they pray, they fast.
A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner.
Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
