Tests Quotes - Page 5

If we compare the present state of the New Testament text with that of any other ancient writing, we must... declare it to be marvelously correct. Such has been the care with which the New Testament has been copied - a care which has doubtless grown out of true reverence for its holy words.... The New Testament is unrivaled among ancient writings in the purity of its test as actually transmitted and kept in use.

I foresee a great funeral contest over me.

The only test of leadership is that somebody follows.

The test of a good idea is its ability to last through a hangover

The true test of a man's spirituality is not his ability to speak, as we are apt to think, but rather his ability to bridle his tongue.

The life contest is primarily a competition for available energy.

We cannot use our thoughts and feelings as a standard: only God’s Word is the test.

Do you train for passing tests or do you train for creative inquiry?

Great leadership is not attained by pursuing greatness but by persevering through great tests.

It's easy to have faith when everything is going great. The real test of faith is when you're facing something that only your faith in God will get you through.

The true test of our worldview is what we find entertaining.

The real test of one's belief in the doctrine of Habeas Corpus is not when one demands its application on behalf of one's friends but of one's enemies.

We all have life-defining moments. They are like open-book tests, but we don't know we have been examined until it is over.

The test of your character is what it takes to stop you.

Elegance is innate...individual...eternal...it stands the test of time!

You'll get humbled right before you're blessed. It's just a test to make sure you can handle what's next.

It may be difficult to understand why a test comes our way, but we must never forget that the test is accomplishing refining and purification.

Eureka! [I have found it!] On discovery of a method to test the purity of gold.

Sure, when you're in the midst of your own suffering, it's easy to convince yourself that you're no good—but we are all tested in this life...The measure of a man is not how much he suffers in the test, but how he comes out at the end.

A design remedy that prevents bugs is always preferable to a test method that discovers them.

Know that this universe is nothing but a dream bluff of nature to test your consciousness of immortality.

The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.

There is a story, always ahead of you. Barely existing. Only gradually do you attach yourself to it and feed it. You discover the carapace that will contain and test your character. You will find in this way the path of your life.

Theology differs from science in many respects, because of its different subject matter, a personal God who cannot be put to the test in the way that the impersonal physical world can be subjected to experimental enquiry. Yet science and theology have this in common, that each can be, and should be defended as being investigations of what is, the search for increasing verisimilitude in our understanding of reality.

The acid test of any truth is found in whether it aids victims in their struggle to overcome victimisation.