Top 25 Zeal Quotes of 31 - Page 2

Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.

John Dryden

Blind, Zeal, Conductor

John Dryden, Paul Hammond, David Hopkins (2007). “Dryden: Selected Poems”, p.479, Pearson Education

Pelagianism is the natural heresy of zealous Christians who are not interested in theology.

J. I. Packer

Christian, Zealous, Natural

Zeal is ever the buckler and shield of a true soldier.

George C. Wallace

Soldier, Shields, Zeal

I like the fervor of religious music, the zealous aspect - that preachers can go from a conversational cadence into this passionate singing.

Yannis Philippakis

Religious, Singing, Zealous

Source: pitchfork.com

My hat is in the ring.

Theodore Roosevelt

Hats, Rings, Zeal

Newspaper interview, 21 Feb. 1912

Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.

John Dryden

Zeal, All Things

John Dryden (1701). “Poems on Various Occasions: And Translations from Several Authors”, p.10

A Hindu is a born mystic, and the luxuriant nature of his country has made him a zealous pantheist

Helena

Country, Zealous, Born

Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.

Edmund Burke

Religious, Atheism, Zealous

Speech, 18 February 1788, in E. A. Bond (ed.) 'Speeches...in the Trial of Warren Hastings' (1859) vol. 1, p. 104

New Zealand is my favorite country to visit.

Tom Curren

Country, My Favorite, New Zealand

The hopes of zeal are not wholly groundless.

Samuel Johnson

Zeal

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1810). “The Works of Samuel Johnson”, p.409

I remember a passage in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield," which he was afterwards fool enough to expunge: "I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing.

Samuel Johnson

Men, Fool, Zealous

James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Edmond Malone (1824). “The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished”, p.359

A library of wisdom, then, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it.

Richard de Bury

Wealth And Happiness, Library, Zealous

Richard de Bury (1889). “Philobiblon”

Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon the rights of others.

Pasquier Quesnel

Rights, Blind, Zeal

I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing.

Oliver Goldsmith

Love, Men, Zealous

Oliver Goldsmith (1845). “The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale”, p.96

Don't let our outside labels or how fervent we look or zealous we are or how righteous we seem; that's not how you measure yourself against other people. Everyone is a child of God; if we really believed that, we'd treat each other better.

Mitch Albom

Children, People, Zealous

Connan Mockasin from New Zealand. I met him a little while ago, I love his music.

Mac DeMarco

Littles, Mets, New Zealand

Source: www.quipmag.com

A zealous Savior ought to have zealous disciples.

J. C. Ryle

Zealous, Savior, Disciple

J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible Commentary - The Gospel of Luke”, p.264, Editora Dracaena

Nothing hath wrought more prejudice to religion, or brought more disparagement upon truth, than boisterous and unseasonable zeal.

Isaac Barrow

Prejudice, Boisterous, Zeal

Isaac Barrow (1818). “The Theological Works of Isaac Barrow”, p.237

That was the big effect Lord of the Rings had on me. It was discovering New Zealand. And even more precious were the people- not at all like the Australians.

Ian Mckellen

People, Australia And New Zealand, Lord

There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.

Henry Fielding

Justice, Inspired, Zeal

Henry Fielding (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Fielding (Illustrated)”, p.692, Delphi Classics

In search of Truth the hopeful zealot goes,But all the sadder tums, the more he knows!

H. P. Lovecraft

Hopeful, Zealot, Knows

H. P. Lovecraft (2016). “H. P. LOVECRAFT äóñ Ultimate Collection: 120+ Works ALL in One Volume: Complete Novellas & Short Stories, Juvenilia, Poetry, Essays & Collaborations: The Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow Out of Time, At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror, Dagon, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, The Outsider, The Whisperer in Darkness, The Cats of Ultharäó_”, p.1251, e-artnow