Glory Quotes
Heroism is an extraordinary feat of the flesh; holiness is an ordinary act of the spirit. One may bring personal glory; the other always gives God glory.
We are each given a block of marble when we begin a lifetime, and the tools to shape it into sculpture... We can drag it behind us untouched, we can pound it into gravel, we can shape it into glory.
Ironically, when you surrender your need to hog the glory, the attention you used to need from other people is replaced by a quiet inner confidence that is derived from letting others have it.
The marvel of heaven and earth, of time and eternity, is the atoning death of Jesus Christ. This is the mystery that brings more glory to God than all creation.
Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man's judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of his ministers to expect better treatment.
Prayer crowns God with the honor and glory due to His name, and God crowns prayer with assurance and comfort. The most praying souls are the most assured souls.
My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive.
If national pride is ever justifiable or excusable it is when it springs, not from power or riches, grandeur or glory, but from conviction of national innocence, information and benevolence.
It's a very tempting thing to try and relive your glory days when you get a little older and you worry that people have forgotten all about you.
The greatest attribute of heaven is mercy; And 'tis the crown of justice, and the glory
No man shall ever behold the glory of Christ by sight hereafter who does not in some measure behold it here by faith.
Remember that if the opportunities for great deeds should never come, the opportunities for good deeds are renewed day by day. The thing for us to long for is the goodness, not the glory.
Our food and our rest, our trades and our labors, are to be attended to, and all the offices of humanity performed in obedience to the will of God, for the glory of Christ.
Maybe these are my glory days, and I'm not ever realizing it because they involve a ball.
The whole world is charged with the glory of God and I feel fire and music under my feet.
Peace is the music of every heart. Our glory lies in understanding, listening and honoring that music.
I had parents who instilled in me the importance of love, morals and hard work. I give God all the glory because he has brought me through so much.
The human bird shall take his first flight, filling the world with amazement, all writings with his fame, and bringing eternal glory to the nest whence he sprang.
Trade increases the wealth and glory of a country; but its real strength and stamina are to be looked for among the cultivators of the land.
When Christ becomes our focal point, we become everything we are meant to be-a servant to the glory of the King of all kings.
A rhododendron bud lavender-tipped. Soon a glory of blooms to clash with the cardinals and gladden the hummingbirds!
Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man.
Sure Man was born to meditate on things, And to contemplate the eternal springs Of God and Nature, glory, bliss and pleasure: That life and love might be his eternal treasure.
You don't bring glory or pleasure to God by hiding your abilities or by trying to be someone else. You only bring him enjoyment by being you.
Behind all the years of practice and all the hours of glory waits that inexorable terror of living without the game.
It hit me that the students were talking about me, not God. I was standing before a holy God and robbing Him of the glory that was rightfully His.
O, with what freshness, what solemnity and beauty, is each new day born; as if to say to insensate man, "Behold! thou hast one more chance! Strive for immortal glory!
I risked my life to save lives. I'm not looking for glory. I just want people to know the truth about what happened.
Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angels sing with tender mirth, A glad new year to all the earth.
There is no more fulfilling experience in all the world than the sense that God's Spirit has taken you and dared to use you for His glory.
I'm proud to be an Oakie from Muskogee, a place where even squares can have a ball. We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse and white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all.
Great Ambition, unchecked by principle, or the love of Glory, is an unruly Tyrant.
She who received the seed of eternal glory Now dispenses grace, the seed of glory-to-come. My womb was the chalice of the impenetration of God That became the Incarnation of God and man
Daniel gave all the glory to God; he took none of it for himself. There is no limit to what God will do for the believer who will let God have all the glory.
Truth is not only a man's ornament but his instrument; it is the great man's glory, and the poor man's stock: a man's truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
When the lamp is shattered The light in the dust lies dead - When the cloud is scattered The rainbow's glory is shed.
I will not by the noise of bloody wars and the dethroning of kings advance you to glory: but by the gentle ways of peace and love.