Inspirational Quotes And Verse Thread (faith, pray, God, believing)

[WhipperSnapper 88]

Non-confrontational, inspirational quote and verse thread. Share quotes from people, books, religious texts, etc. etc. that have inspired you in some way or that you just like, or that have helped in changing your worldview.

[WhipperSnapper 88]

"To see by faith is to close the eye of reason"
Ben Franklin

"belief in an evil God makes an evil man"
Thomas Paine

[WhipperSnapper 88]

"Prepare to meet thy God"
Amos 4

{ Just think it has a cool sound to it }

"God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference. "

The Serenity Prayer

{ This doesn't have to be religious and I like it }

[Clintone]

A wise man seeks to change themselves to fit the world.
A foolish man seeks to change the world to suit themselves,
therefore, all progress is made by foolish men.
-unknown

Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
-Albert Einstein

That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
-Neil Armstrong

[pamelaBeurman]

Don't know where it came from but I love this:

Impossible just takes a little longer.

[Asheville Native]

I am concerned for the security of our great nation, not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within. ~ General Douglas MacArthur

[Asheville Native]

There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.
Agnes Repplier (1855 - 1950)

[Asheville Native]

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.:

[Asheville Native]

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

[Asheville Native]

For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
Carl Sagan